I decided to explore jura a bit on the penultimate day, albeit with some hesitation. The finest of these, and juras most expensive wine, is vin jaune, a table wine. Sep 23, 2009 wines from the jura are among the most unusual in circulation, made from obscure grapes and offering unexpected flavors. Learn about domaine labet winery and shop the best selection at. The specificity of domaine labet is the single vineyard approach of the wines. These wines are protected from oxygen and are topped up and lees stirred in the same way as white burgundy. Couldnt find a single word about the region in the wine bible. Recently, swedishfrench online wine merchant caviste presented a release from domaine labet i jura. How chefs brought jura wine to the united states eater. Some vintages fetched record prices at our last auction, but for wine lovers fed up with soaring prices it as an ever more popular alternative to other regions. Pliable and amenable, it produces wines from fresh to woodaged, always with a. Chardonnay from domaine labet in jura tomass wine blog. Of all frances wine regions, the jura has changed most in recent years.
Visit an organic producer like domaine labet or marnes blanches, including. Domaine labet, a family affair jura wine, food and travel. Since then it has grown, and jamie is now a fulltime wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author. Located between burgundy and switzerland, this cool climate wine region produces wines with some similarity to burgundy and swiss wine. Jura also produces red wines, trousseau, poulsard, pinot noir.
Though borrowed from their neighbor burgundy, chardonnay and pinot noir have been growing in jura since the middle ages. The wines produced here are very unique, some would say funky, meant in the nicest possible way. Earl domaine labet juilen, romain et charline labet, rotalier. Having your mind and tastebuds stretched is always a good idea. Its a style we dont see nearly enough of, in my view. Aug 21, 2019 domaine labet cotes du jura les varrons 2012. The jura seems to me always greener, lusher, which would offer an explanation, surely, for the extraordinary array of cheeses. Mar 08, 2015 swedishfrench online wine merchant caviste showed another batch of jura wines from domaine labet, about 11 months after the last time around. Buy your labet wines at the best prices in private sale, register now. Jun 24, 2015 the jura wines nobodys telling you about the jura has become the darling of the wine world for its outsider status and rustic sous voile wines. Exceptional, precise, pure wines of jura is the message. Apr 09, 2017 wink lorch is raising funds for jura wine the book on kickstarter. The big news from me is that more stock of the jura wine book is now available after i pushed the button for a third printing three thousand copies sold to people based in over 50 countries makes me proud and im only sorry that i cant find the time to create a new edition. The jura wines nobodys telling you about the jura has become the darling of the wine world for its outsider status and rustic sous voile wines.
Back cover blurb jura wine is written lovingly, and is a significant literary homage to one of my passions. This is a coolclimate region, with clay and limestone soils and plenty of jurassic era fossil matter, hence the name. It was the first controlled appellation to be attributed in france, in 1936. Read jura wine with local food and travel tips by wink lorch available from rakuten kobo.
Domaine labet cotes du jura vin jaune prices, stores. The best wines of the jura david williams food the. Jura wine, food and travel wink lorch explores this. Only one of the critics that we track has sampled this cotes du jura wine. Swedishfrench online wine merchant caviste showed another batch of jura wines from domaine labet, about 11 months after the last time around. Jura wine study tour with wink lorch wine scholar guild. Apr 17, 2016 recently, swedishfrench online wine merchant caviste presented a release from domaine labet i jura. Back cover blurb jura wine is written lovingly, and is.
In partnership with gregory van hoesen of city beautiful beverage in orlando, chef phil mcdonald and. One of the most popular with winesearcher users compared with o. Blind tasting two box wines black box merlot and peter vella merlot. Its a quite beautiful wine, but initially on the nose it is a little scary, with some animal pretty notes this is a natural wine with no added sulfites and total so2 of. I did not join wink on her travels but this book does the trick i feel as if i am there. Wines from the jura are among the most unusual in circulation, made from obscure grapes and offering unexpected flavors. Tour jura vineyards with awardwinning author and jura wine expert wink lorch. Its a quite beautiful wine, but initially on the nose it is a little scary, with some animal pretty notes this is a natural wine with no added sulfites and total so2 of 7 mglitre.
Meet christian tschida and his outstanding wines on tuesday. Because of this, there are a variety of different expressions of the jura grape varieties for the wine drinker to explore. Domaine labet les parcelles rares trousseau 2016 cotes du jura had this at lunch yesterday courtesy of ashleigh barrowman of scotch wine bar. Juras wines are some of frances most distinctive, however. In 1936, the jura wine region of arbois was awarded the first french aoc. Some of the jura wines that impressed me the most are the following. Jura wines with altitude oxidative white wine, vin jaune. In short, this book is the ultimate insiders guide to the jura wine region. Rouge metis domaine labet domaine labet the metis is a red wine from jura produced from ancient grape types, separately vinified in barrique and blended befor the aging in old oak barrels. A book that uncovers the mystery of jura wines from france the people, culture, terroir and wines, plus local food and travel tips.
Cavistes selection from labet only covers chardonnay wines in ouille style, i. As well as the labet family, located farther south in the region, who. His english is streetsmart, obviously learned on the job rather than from a book. Here are three to get you started, says david williams. I did not join wink on her travels but this book does the trick i. A sparkling wine, cremant du jura, and a sweet liqueur wine, the macvin, a blend of unfermented wine and of jura marc. Updated and revised, with new producers included for 2020, the guides to wines and top vineyards are the definitive guides to classic wineproducing regions. To all who love jura wine, i wish you a happy new year. Discover domaine labet, a winery in jura, france and explore their most popular. Jura wines are the height of fashion in new york and well loved in france. The exact blend varies according to the conditions of the vintage. It is an ideal way to discover these local wines in a great atmosphere.
Ive long had a soft spot for the labet family of rotalier in the area south of. A bottle of 2000 vin jaune from domaine overnoy sold. Wink lorch is raising funds for jura wine the book on kickstarter. Jura wines are distinctive and unusual wines, the most famous being vin jaune, which is made by a similar process to sherry, developing under a florlike strain of yeast. The small, subalpine region of the jura produces some of the most interesting wines in the world. Over the past three years the price has been moving upwards. For all of its wines, jura favors a traditional, natural and often organic style in viticulture and. This is among the highestpriced wines from cotes du jura. Discover domaine labet, a winery in jura, france and explore their most popular wines. Some of these wines trousseau can be kept almost 30 years. Julien labet explained that the jura is incredibly diverse in terms of soils, because the formation of the jura mountains moved and are still moving layers of ground in random ways.
Chardonnay grown in the jura since the 10th century, chardonnay forms the backbone of the fruity jura white wines. His english is street smart, obviously learned on the job rather than from a book. Technique and terroir in the jura brooklynguys wine and. I tasted the corresponding release in 2014, when i wrote a bit more on the producer, and in 2015. Contributor, writer and editor for numerous wine books and. Labets cremant rose is made with pure pinot noir, fermented in 228liter barrels. The labet family of rotalier in the area south of lonslesaunier, known as the sud revermont, have been making thoughtful wines for generations, but it was alain labet that elevated the estate to an icon of lowintervention and organic practices, and one that followed the bourgogne tradition of topping up barrels.
Wink lorch will have great success with her forthcoming, crowdfunded book on jura wine. I find myself consulting your book all the time, every time i dip in again, it gets better and better. Amazing organic farming, low key winemaking, beautiful wines. From jura, geeky but versatile wines the new york times. This guide discusses the wines of southern burgundy, comprising the cote chalonnaise and macon, beaujolais, including villages and the crus, and jurasavoie. A book that uncovers the mystery of jura wines from france the people, culture. The cotes du jura aoc extends from the north to the south of the region, resulting in a number of contrasting terroirs. Living partly in the french alps, only a couple of hours from the jura region, she has written about the regions wine, food and tourism for many international magazines and books. Manfreds meet christian tschida and his outstanding. Retail wine and spirits store in chicagos edgewater neighborhood focused on. Cremant du jura domaine labet 2015shop wine from jura on line. Arbois is an appellation dorigine controlee for wines made in the jura wine region of france, around the town of arbois. The jura has become the darling of the wine world for its outsider status.
The wines develop a distinctive, nutty character, much sought after by the gastronomes of the world. Domaine labet les varrons chardonnay 2016 the wine front. The wines were the ultimate handsells, true to their type but totally foreign to most american tastes. The tasting included three chardonnay wines that were sold as a mixed box. I also love the fresh, topped up savagnin they and increasing numbers of jura vignerons make. Jura is a french wine region that lies between burgundy and switzerland.
This is what would be called regular wines or not given any label at all almost. Southern burgundy, beaujolais, and jura guides to wines. How chefs brought jura wine to the united states sommelier darlings today, the wines of the jura were once completely ignored in this country. Learn about domaine labet winery and shop the best selection at wine. Chardonnay may be the regions most planted grape variety and a certain amount of light pinot noir is made, both of them contributing to some greatvalue fizz, but jura can boast its own highly individual grape varieties. In 2014 she selfpublished her first book jura wine which is the definitive guide in english to the wines of the region. Thoughtful winemaking julien labet took over the winemaking in 1997, initially working side by side with his father, he had previously worked both in burgundy and in south africa and was keen to introduce new or fairly new barrels for fermentation and ageing of the chardonnays in particular, at the time something quite radical in the jura. This is priced higher than average for wines from cotes du jura. Treasures from jura is on our winemakers choice wine menu. I did some basic search online and found good materials but quite disappointed that the wine bible didnt have anything to say about the region.
The book is a smart paperback with 352 pages, 125,000 words, over 200 professional photographs and a dozen maps and diagrams. Apr 01, 2018 updated and revised, with new producers included for 2020, the guides to wines and top vineyards are the definitive guides to classic wineproducing regions. Tour jura vineyards with awardwinning author and jura wine expert wink lorch and enjoy exclusive tastings with prestigious producers from arbois, chateauchalon, letoile and cotes du jura. Southern burgundy, beaujolais, and jura guides to wines and. The marc is used to fortify the latter as well as sold by itself. That being said, strangeness in wines had never stopped me from importing them. Selecting wine on the queen mary 2 or how to find the best value wine on a cunard cruise. Located on the cotes du jura, any discussion of jura wines must start with this wine estate, one of the oldest in france, whose wines are present in the best restaurants around the world. And those of the cape winemakers guild members and of me as a guest were nicely stretched last night, when adi badenhorst put on an amazing tasting of 14 wines from the jura at his paardeberg farm, kalmoesfontein. This one is a blend of chardonnay, savagnin and poulsard from various parcels, from vines between 30 and 60 years old. In 20 the parents labet retired and the two fields will be grouped and directed between brothers and sisters.
But what of the more conventional ouille style being adopted by some of the regions most influential producers. In 1992 alain labet became famous for producing the first of his fleur or toppedup white wines, he was the first in the jura to do so. Tasting through the lineup of wines by domaine labet in cotes du jura was a great lesson in jura terroir. Many characterful, oldworld wine styles emerge from the jura but quantities are. Red and rose wines can be produced from poulsard, trousseau and pinot noir grapes, and white wines from chardonnay and savagnin. Celebrating the 3rd printing of the jura wine book. Jura chardonnay from domaine labet tomass wine blog. Stores and prices for domaine labet cotes du jura vin jaune. Getting to know the jura expertise explore discovery. Stores and prices for domaine labet cotes du jura vin jaune prices, stores, tasting notes and market data.
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