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Friday 31 August 2012

Domaine de la Tournelle Uva Arbosiana 2010 Jura

Domaine de la Tournelle Uva Arbosiana 2010  is a red wine from the Jura and is made from the Poulsard grape. It is made in a very natural way, it is unfined or filtered and has no sulphur added.
On the nose the pale ruby ( I would have gone as far as to say Rose....) wine has a spicy, savoury note and only a little red fruit, and an over-riding vegetal aroma which adds to the savouriness and invites you in.
A slight spritz initially is the first sensation, this disappears immediately and is followed by red fruit ( raspberry, strawberry and red plum) and enrobed with vegetal flavours, the acidity is cleansing keeping the fruit clean and fresh and the alcohol not obvious. The tannins were ripe and low, the body of the wine felt in balance and a hovering minerality shows a good quality level. The length was good with a sweet spice and red fruit finish.
This felt like a light acidic take on Pinot Noir, with similar vegetal notes on nose and palate, it would be great with pigeon or ham hock, a lovely fresh simple wine from the Jura!

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