2005 Château d'Arlay Chardonnay Côtes du Jura

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90 points

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  9/6/2017 - Beerzebub Likes this wine:

  Another nice bottle; this doesn't seem to be changing much over time (unsuprisingly, perhaps). Best on day 2. Lemon curd, honey, cumin/Madras curry, and explicitly nutty/oxidative aromas, while staying fresh and balanced. Similarly balanced on the palate - fairly bold oxidative flavors, offset by plenty of tart, lemony acidity. Not quite as complex or intense as some, but it offers plenty of typicity nonetheless and is just right how it is (and a good value). Juicy, tasty, highly drinkable, quite enjoyable.

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  5/27/2016 - diggydan wrote: 90 Points

  Nutty and oxidative nose and palate. Excellent acidity and mouthfeel and a saline finish. Sherry analogs seem apt to me. Would be great with some ham.

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  8/9/2015 - SteveG wrote: 89 Points

  From memory. Typical Jura chardonnay, although relatively lightly oxidized.

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  12/6/2014 - Beerzebub Likes this wine:

  P 'n p. Smells like roasted nuts, honey, bread, cumin, plum, lemon, and ocean air - nice combination of freshness and oxidization. Similar on the palate, with fresh lemon-grapefruit-plum sorts of fruit offsetting savory, nutty, brown appley oxidative flavors. Good fresh acidity. Apple skin and seashell minerality linger in the finish, with decent length. Tasty. Fairly light bodied and juicy, and highly drinkable. Drinking well; I don't notice any difference from 2 1/2 years ago.

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  6/7/2013 - Gargantua wrote:

  I don't drink a lot of Jura white so- for what it's worth....Very plum and fino sherry, but a heavy palate weight and a bit of a warming burn on the finish. Apple syrupy a bit on the attack but a punchy acid finish keeps it perky and offsets the weight. Boy this would be great with marcona almonds...or poulet de bresse aux morilles. Given my tasting experience, this is like 50% Rene Mosse Chenin, and 50% Valdespino Fino sherry.

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