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Monday, April 28, 2014

The Jura is out -- Jura wines tasted April 17/14, report....

The Date and Time: Thursday, April 17, 2014  1PM to 5 PM
The Event: Passion Jura 2014 – Vins du Jura
The Venue: Burroughes Building, 6th floor
The Target Audience: wine media and sommeliers
The Availability/Catalogue: six agents were pouring, I managed to get three price lists, I do not know about their consignment availability. These are rare wines.
The Quote/Background: the seminar was conducted by my WWCC colleague, Evan Saviolidis. He carefully went through all the rules and regulations, with a visual presentation of slides, and augmented the booklet. There were many questions, especially on availability. In essence, there are five major grapes (Pinot noir, trousseau [red], poulsard [red], chardonnay and savagnin) in four AOC (Arbois, Cote de Jura, L'Etoile, Chateau-Chalon) doing cremant (25% of production), table red and white, vin jaune and/or vin de paille. Vin jaune has been likened to Spanish fino, while vin de paille has been compared to dry serial madeira.
The Wines: I did not taste every wine, and the six wines of the seminar were folded into the list below –
 
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Cellier des Tiercelines Arbois Chardonnay Vielles Vignes 2011
-Domaine de la Pinte Jura Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay 2011
-Henri Maire Arbois Jaune Montfort 2003
-Domaine Andre & Mireille Tissot Arbois Chardonnay Les Graviers 2011, $49.95 The Living Vine agency
-Domaine Andre & Mireille Tissot Cotes du Jura Chardonnay en Barberon 2011, $45 The Living Vine agency
-Benoit Badoz Cuvee Arrogrance [oaked chardonnay] 2012  Trialto wine group agency
 
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Domaine Jacques Tissot Arbois Savagnin 2009
-Domaine Jacques Tissot Cremant du Jura Blanc Brut NV
-Domaine Jacques Tissot Arbois Vin Jaune 2006
-Domaine Jacques Tissot Arbois Chardonnay Les Corvees Sous Curon 2011
-Domaine Desire Petit Brut NV  Violet Hill agency
-Domaine des Ronces Cotes du Jura Vieilles Vignes 2012
-Domaine des Ronces Cremant du Jura 2011
-Cellier des Tiercelines Cremant du Jura Blanc NV
-Fruitiere Vinicole d'Arbois Arbois Chardonnay 2012   CTIL agency
-Fruitiere Vinicole d'Arbois Cremant du Jura NV    CTIL agency
-Domaine Berthet-Bondet Cotes du Jura Nature 2012    BND wines agency
-Domaine Berthet-Bondet Chateau-Chalon 2007   BND wines agency
-Domaine Daniel Dugois Chardonnay 2012
-Domaine Daniel Dugois Cremant du Jura [80% chardonnay] NV
-Henri Maire Cremant du Jura NV
-Domaine Andre & Mireille Tissot Cremant du Jura Blanc NV $28.95 The Living Vine agency
-Domaine Andre & Mireille Tissot Arbois Chardonnay Les Bruyeres 2011, $49.95 The Living Vine agency
-Domaine Andre & Mireille Tissot Arbois Trousseau Singulier 2012 $36.95 The Living Vine agency
-Domaine Andre & Mireille Tissot Arbois Vin Jaune Les Bruyeres 2007 $119.95 The Living Vine agency
-Domaine Andre & Mireille Tissot Chateau Chalon 2007 $124.95 The Living Vine agency
-Earl Claude & Cedric Joly L'Etoile 2009 Vin Jaune
-Earl Claude & Cedric Joly L'Etoile 2006 Vin Jaune
-Earl Claude & Cedric Joly Cremant du Jura NV
-Benoit Badoz Chardonnay 2012  Trialto wine group agency
-Benoit Badoz Cremant du Jura Blanc NV Trialto wine group agency
-Domaine Baud Pere et Fils Vin de Paille 2009 $44.95 half-bottle  Nicolas Pearce Wines agency
-Domaine Baud Pere et Fils Cremant Brut Sauvage NV $26.95  Nicolas Pearce Wines agency
-Domaine Baud Pere et Fils Chateau Chalon 2005 $64.95  Nicolas Pearce Wines agency
-Domaine Jean Louis Tissot Cremant du Jura NV
-Domaine Pierre Richard Savagnin 2008
-Domaine Pierre Richard Vin Jaune 2006
-Domaine Pierre Richard Cremant 2010
 
*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Domaine Jacques Tissot Arbois Chardonnay 2010
-Domaine des Ronces Cotes du Jura 2009
-Domaine Berthet-Bondet Cotes du Jura Chardonnay 2012    BND wines agency
-Domaine Rolet Pere et Fils Arbois Rouge Poulsard Vieilles Vignes 2011
-Henri Maire Domaine du Sorbief Chardonnay Arbois 2012
-Earl Claude & Cedric Joly Cotes du Jura [chardonnay] 2012
-Earl Claude & Cedric Joly Cotes du Jura [chardonnay/savagnin] 2009
-Earl Claude & Cedric Joly Cotes du Jura [oaked savagnin] 2009
-Domaine Baud Pere et Fils Cremant Blanc Brut NV $21.95  Nicolas Pearce Wines agency
-Domaine Baud Pere et Fils Chardonnay 2012 $19.95  Nicolas Pearce Wines agency
-Domaine Jean Louis Tissot Arbois Chardonnay 2011
-Domaine Jean Louis Tissot Arbois Savagnin 2009
-Domaine Jean Louis Tissot Arbois Trousseau 2010
-Domaine Pierre Richard Chardonnay 2009
-Domaine Pierre Richard Tradition Chardonnay 2008
 
The Food: bread, cheese, cold cuts, veggies, dips, crackers.
The Downside: considering that there were 11 wineries looking for importers, I saw too few agents in the room, unless they all came after 4:15 when I left.
The Upside: a rare chance to explore an unusual French region.
The Contact Person: lafortune@tuxedoev.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 86.
 
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