2012 Joseph Dorbon Arbois Vin Jaune Jura, France Tiberio with pressed late-ferment carbonic Carignan)

with pressed late-ferment carbonic Carignan)

The indigenous Falanghina is grown for white and Piedirosso for red

then it is drawn off and placed in a cement tanks where it rests all winter and undergoes the first racking with the waning moon of February

Uplifted oceanic sandy soils create unique drainage sending the vines deep into marine-derived sub-soils

2012 Joseph Dorbon Arbois Vin Jaune Jura, France Tiberio with pressed late-ferment carbonic Carignan)Flagrantly exceeding the appellations six years and three months minimum, Dorbon releases his Vin Jaune only after a full ten years under the veil, and only in certain vintages. The result is an oceanic wine of seemingly impossible power, with raging acidity wed to luscious, salt caked yellow fruits, and given additional complexity by a raw almond character that stops short of overt oxidation.