Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 Esthers This 375ml half-bottle is a

This 375ml half-bottle is a smart way to taste one of California's great Pinot houses at dinner-for-two scale

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Mosel-like slopes

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Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 Esthers This 375ml half-bottle is aCaveau 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