Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 Esthers Vivid proof of what Arnot-Roberts

Vivid proof of what Arnot-Roberts can coax from a site when conditions and intent line up

It's a throwback to the days before flying winemakers homogenized the region

Mosel-like slopes

give Syrah extraordinary intensity

Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 Esthers Vivid proof of what Arnot-RobertsCaveau 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