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Description
The Domaine Montbourgeau Jura L'Etoile 'Cuvee Speciale' is an exemplary Jura Chardonnay from 75-year-old vines on marl soils. This wine is topped up for the first year, then aged for four years without topping off, creating its signature oxidative style.
Located in the village of L’Etoile, Domaine de Montbourgeau is renowned for its traditional Jura wines. Managed by Nicole Deriaux and her son Cesar, the estate practices organic farming and meticulous winemaking to showcase the purity of the L’Etoile terroir.
Fermented with native yeasts and aged in old barrels, the Cuvee Speciale is full-bodied and complex. It offers aromas of beeswax, honey, and fresh minerals, while the palate reveals vibrant acidity, rich flavours of cooked apple, crème brûlée, curry spices, and a fresh lime finish.
This wine's extended ageing under a veil of yeast results in classic Jura oxidative notes, making the 2018 Cuvee Speciale a remarkable and age-worthy expression of one of the two great white grapes of the Jura.
96 points
"Succulent, ultra-refreshing yet seriously potent and powerful white wine. Hazelnuts, halva, fino sherry notes, light honey, green apple, truffle, patisserie characters and some curry powder notes. Crackles with its briny acidity and yet shows amazing depth and richness of flavour, with that savouriness impossibly well done. Incredible, really. It’s in a style, yes, but delivering so much in that."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
| Price Bracket | $101 and Above |
| Type | White |
| Body | Full Bodied |
| Variety | Chardonnay |
| Country | France |
| Region | Jura |
| Feature |
High Score Natural/Lo-Fi |
| Reviewed By |
The Wine Front The Wine Advocate |
| Critic Score |
96 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Closure | Cork |
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