TN: Dom.Touraize TerresBleues Savagnin Arbois '15..(short/boring)

WINE TALK
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Was in the mood for a white last night, so cracked:

  1. Dom. de la Touraize Terres Bleues AC: Arbois Savignin (13.8%; www.Domaine-Touraize.Fr) Andre & Jean Morin/Jura 2015: Med.gold color; strong bit melony/Chard-like/appley some earthy/musky/bit rustic interesting quite complex nose; fairly tart/tangy some earthy/stony/chalky bit appley/Chard-like bit musky/coarse/rusticslight nutty/non-oxidized almost exotic bit oafish flavor; very long/lingering some earthy/musky/rustic bit nutty strong appley/Chard-like bit stony/chalky complex finish; definitely not a VinJuane; not a lot of high-toned character like most Alpine whites but lots of earthy bass notes; a bit like a middle-aged CdPBlanc, a bit like an older Corsica Vermentino, a bit like an older Calif Roussanne; a wine that’s difficult to pigeonhole but a very interesting white at an attractive price. $24.30 (BWS)

A wee BloodyPulpit:

  1. Savagnin: In the Jura, usually the grape used to make their famed VinJuane (“straw wine”), which often has a bit of flor yeast character. This wine was definitely not a VinJuane.
    Savagnin (Savagnin Blanc and Savagnin Rose) is a very old grape variety that probably developed in the Alps. It shows more clonal diversity than most any other grape. The more common name for Savagnin is Traminer, which was once thought to originate near the town of Tramin in the SudTirol. But recent research seems to refute this origin, according to Jancis. The parentage of Savagnin is not known, but could possible be a cross between Pinot and another ancient grape. Or a cross between two unknown ancient grapes.
    At one time, Gringet was once thought to be Savagnin. But DNA on Bellaurd’s Gringet indicate it is not related to Savagnin.
    Anyway, I really liked this wine and one of the better Arbois wines I’ve had.
    Tom
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Domaine de la Touraize Arbois vin jaune 2015 : 17/20 - 12/4/2022
An excellent precise, tasty, thin, persistant vin jaune I bought at the domain last Week.

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Thank you Tom! I’ve recently discovered that I quite like Savagnin so this background on the grape is super interesting. Will need to seek out this producer

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Thanks, hadn’t tried this label yet. One of their importers notes the wine is “Topped up regularly and aged for 18 months on lees.”

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I had some mousey issues with some of their ouillé wines. Had their Ammonites Chardonnay a few times.

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Savagnin is my favorite grape for whites, from ouillé to Vin Jaune, and i think there are much better wines out there to be honest. Not sure how available most of them are in the US though. But something like Tissot’s Traminer (ouillé Savagnin) should be available i guess?

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I also tasted at the domain an interesting Domaine de la Touraize Arbois savagnin oxydatif 2018.