Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 bis-hidden and underbrush

and underbrush

an 85-acre patchwork of clones and soils tucked between the Silverado Trail and Conn Creek on the eastern side of Rutherford

Overlooking the Pacific Ocean and surrounding Rosemary Talley's home

and 50% barley

ample and very balanced

Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 bis-hidden and underbrushCaveau de Bacchus, the Aviet family estate in Montigny les Arsures, is one of the Jura's great traditionalists, and Vin Jaune is the region's most singular wine. Made from Savagnin and aged for years under a veil of yeast without topping up the barrel, it develops a deliberately oxidative, savory character utterly unlike anything else. This is the real deal: a 2015 with the long aging Vin Jaune demands. Expect dried walnut, curry spice, green apple