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!

Stephane Tissot Arbois Traminer 2007 Jura

Stephane Tissot Arbois Traminer 2007 Jura is a wine that is made in fact from Savagnin grape which is grown throughout the Jura, here it is grown biodynamically (started in 2004), it is most often used for vin Jaune. To call it by its Traminer name is more of an International statement.  It is a lovely gold colour that invites you in, the aromas of white stone fruits and creamy / cheese ( implies lees contact) also make you want to go further! It is dry, lemon, apple and spice are the first flavours that hit you, then waves of oak and cheese, the length is good with an apple mineral finish

Arbois Chardonnay 2010 Fruitiere Vinicole d'Arbois Jura

Arbois Chardonnay 2010  made by Fruitiere Vinicole d'Arbois (cooperative ) in Arbois - Jura.  This gold coloured wine has a creamy apple aromas on the nose mixed with white stone fruits, on the palate it is dry with good acidity and the lemon, apple skin flavours are initially simple but develop a more complex character in the mouth , there is some minerality apparent on the nose after tasting it and the moderate length finish is clean and angular. This is a good quality wine with a lovely mineral finish and a fresh, clean, crisp appeal.