Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 bis-hidden ample and very balanced

ample and very balanced

The essential ingredient for a classic Cadillac margarita

The farming is lutte raisonnée — low-intervention and minimal-chemical — and the wines are fermented and aged in stainless steel only

and 50% barley

Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 bis-hidden ample and very balancedCaveau 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