2019 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile Vin Jaune, Jura, France Edmunds St. John Grape: Zinfandel

Grape: Zinfandel

$40: Covers topic or region specific deep dives

Sourced from a one hectare of 80 year olds vines in Sassella

Beaune Premier Cru

it’s just beginning to enter its long drinking window

2019 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile Vin Jaune, Jura, France Edmunds St. John Grape: ZinfandelMade exclusively from the Savagnin grape, the Vin Jaune of Montbourgeau is always produced from a late harvest. After fermentation the wine is racked into foudres (30 hectoliter size) and then, after six months, racked again into smaller barrels. It is never topped off, the voile appears and the wine is left for at least seven years to age in barrel before being declared Vin Jaune and being bottled. The Jaune of Montbourgeau is more high toned than