Lucien Aviet & Fils Arbois Le Caveau de Bacchus, Melon a Queue Rouge Blanc, 2022
Taste one of the Jura's rarest grapes, grown by a pioneer who helped define modern Jura winemaking. Melon à Queue Rouge—a Chardonnay relative identifiable by its red stalks—exists in only about three producers' portfolios worldwide. Lucien Aviet & Fils has championed Jura traditions since the region's earliest bottling days, now selling 97% directly to devoted followers. This 2022 fermented with indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks, then aged a year in large foudres, yielding a wine of citrus brightness, white flowers, and intriguing almond-hazelnut texture. Rarity meets substance.
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Taste one of the Jura's rarest grapes, grown by a pioneer who helped define modern Jura winemaking. Melon à Queue Rouge—a Chardonnay relative identifiable by its red stalks—exists in only about three producers' portfolios worldwide. Lucien Aviet & Fils has championed Jura traditions since the region's earliest bottling days, now selling 97% directly to devoted followers. This 2022 fermented with indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks, then aged a year in large foudres, yielding a wine of citrus brightness, white flowers, and intriguing almond-hazelnut texture. Rarity meets substance.
