Domaine de la Touraize
Savagnin oxydatif - 2016
8.50 / 10

Type
White Still, Dry
Producer
Domaine de la Touraize
Vintage
2016
Location
France, Arbois AOC
Grapes
Savagnin
Alcohol
13.5
Sugar
NA
Price
1293 UAH, 915 UAH
Cellar
N/A

Ratings

2020-09-11 - 9.00

Ok, that was a complete surprise. Wine aged for 24 months under flor - a yeast-like growth that helps protect the wine from excessive oxidation. Something that usually done only in Jerez (Sherry) production. Chalk, nuts, salted cucumber, dried fruits. One of the strangest wine that I have ever tasted. And it won my heart.

2022-08-16 - 8.00

One sniff. One sip. And I am back to the moment I tasted this wine for the first time in my life. Maybe I lack experience, but Vin Jaune still amazes me. It’s a love or hate story, and I am doomed. Wet mouldy cellar, cucumber (why?), nuts, chalk, and dried fruits (like persimmon). Fresh and persistent aftertaste. It casts a long shadow affecting everything tasted afterwards.