3 Packs

Located just west of Switzerland, the Jura is easily one of the most isolated wine regions in France.  And that isolation plays a part in the uniqueness of the region’s wines.  This is a land of grapes you’ve never heard of (Melon a Queue Rouge?), italicized wine styles you’ve never tasted (sous-voile?  vin jaune?), and oddly shaped bottles with strange fill sizes (a 620ml clavelin?)

Jura reds are currently the height of wine geek chic.  But it’s the whites that are truly the region’s claim to fame, especially the uniquely intense vin jaune made from the Savagnin (not related to Sauvginon) grape. 

While the reds are almost universally enjoyed by hard core wine geeks and casual wine drinkers (like my mom), the whites are a little more polarizing on first sip.  They’re often made in a purposely oxidized style (or sous-voile in italics) which gives them a distinct twang, similar to a whiff of fino sherry.  They offer up a combination of flavors and styles you won’t find anywhere outside the Jura – spice, nuts, intense minerality + that defining Jura twang.  Hard to describe but delish to taste.

This 3-Pack offers up three whites by Jacques Puffeney, one of the Jura’sr most beloved producers.  If you like them, particularly the Savagnin, then you may want to give the vin jaune a try as your next special occasion wine

Pack includes 1 bottle each:

We think this 2-Pack is extremely cool. Two bottles. Same region (Chianti.) Same grape (Sangiovese.) Same producer (Castell'In Villa.) But one bottle is from 2005 and one is from 1996. See what a difference 13 years can make.

The 2005 has the classic sour cherries and dusty earth of a good, old-school Chianti.  13 years later (or really, 13 year before), the 1996 has mellowed out, developing notes of tea leaves while still retaining ghostly hints of it’s original fruit.

Pair both bottles with simply prepared meat and drink them side by side.  You’ll effectively be tasting time in a bottle.

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