Comments on: Oxidative wines – vin jaune – Domaine Berthet-Bondet, Jura

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Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:45:59 +0000

[...] the Jura is mostly known (if at all) for their oxidative vin jaunes, from the savagnin grape. Normally, Jura producers make just one vin jaune, similar to the way that [...]

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I can’t believe it’s not Albariño! | Dr Vino's wine blog — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:17:40 +0000

[...] grape often found in the Jura region of France (who in Australia will be the first to make it in an oxidative, vin juane style?). The Australian authorities confirmed this earlier this year, after the harvest but before [...]

By: Richmond

Richmond — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:15:53 +0000

Jura wines are interesting in general but Vin Jaune in particular. The last time I had some was in France. Unfortunately it isn’t sold anywhere in Maryland. Even the representatives for the distributors say to go to another state to find it, but the nearest retailer with Vin Jaune is in New York City! So here I sit, remembering a rare taste, but unable to indulge. Thank you for writing about a world class wine that should be better known and distributed.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:15:05 +0000

What a unique method. I remembering first walking into our winery’s cellar, learning about angel’s share and how we wanted to limit oxygen in each barrel for our own process. I see there’s a fine line to walk with oxidation that can either cripple the wine or make it truly expressive. Thanks for that, Tyler.

By: Cinzia Canzian

Cinzia Canzian — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:43:17 +0000

Last Sunday I drank a Berthet Bondet Chateau Chalon vintage 1990 (100 euro in Italy). I love this wine, but call it “wine” it’s not enough. Tasting a Chateau Chalon it means to make a unique experience. you love it or you hate it. In 2006 I’ve tasted for the first time this chateau chalon Berthet Bondet vintage 1986 and after 2 months I recognized the bottle covered of Chateau Chalon. It’s impossible to forget it. last Saturday i’ve tasted also Chateau Chalon Mackle 1988, the same elegance, but I think that Berthed Bondet have more worthy than the Mackle.
sorry for my english

By: Wink Lorch

Wink Lorch — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:46:50 +0000

Tyler, you certainly picked an excellent Château-Chalon to discuss – it is consistently good from year to year – Jean Berthet-Bondet, ex-mayor of the beautiful hilltop village of Château-Chalon does a wonderful job, though I’m less fond of his other traditional whites.

The term ‘vin de voile’ is used in the Jura not just for Vin Jaune but for all their oxidative whites to differentiate them from the ones that are made non-oxidatively, i.e. less traditionally for the Jura (many Chardonnays these days and a very few Savagnins and even fewer blends).

As for the 62cl clavelin bottle – it only exists in the Jura (the only wine region in the EU permitted to use this size) and is exclusively used for Vin Jaune (which includes all Château-Chalon), which by French AC law must be bottled in that size. It is a very old-style bottle, which used to vary between 60 and 65cl roughly equivalent to the British pint. At present the Jura region is trying to persuade the EU to convince the USA and elsewhere that as a traditional/historical size it should be properly recognized.

By: Benito

Benito — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:39:59 +0000

I’d never heard of a 62cL bottle before, but apparently it’s called le clavelin and is required by law for this type of wine in this region.

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