May 5, 2013 - had the qualities that I would expect...nutty, sherried, oxidized, creamy....I just found it to be a little thin. Lacking the freshness and lift that I like to see in great wines... seemed a little tied.
September 3, 2012 - med gold; med+ intensity, yeast, toffee, butterscotch, baked apple, almond paste, herbal; dry, med+ acid, med+ alcohol/body, med+ intensity/finish, waxy feel, baked apple, lemon, mineral; very good, can age, wonderful sherry like nose with underpinnings of fruit, fruit and acid nicely balanced and shine through on palate
July 29, 2012 - Ah, Yellow Wine, we meet again. Maybe it's your golden-urine color and bottle shape that intrigues me. Or the letters "JURA" etched on your neck, that you're sealed in yellow wax, or the Neil Rosenthal label on your back. Regardless, the sherry/oxidized butterscotch nose intrigues, as does the phat, round, yellow fruit, kerosene, sherry/butterscotch/carmel, high acid palate. I think the purpose of the color and nose is to weed out those oaky/buttery chardonnay people and let those who have trust to then enter the matrix. It's the acid that's most striking and surprising -- this is a great food wine. Will cut through cream, cheese, and fat like a knife. This would do well paired on a restaurant tasting menu (where you get half a glass or so and allows the sommelier to wax poetically) or split amongst a small group, or better yet, enjoyed entirely by me over a couple of days save for a small glass or two for my wife, who clearly will complain about the non-Chablis nose on this one. Her actual words were, "that's disgusting."
July 4, 2012 - c- deep gold. a- rich nutty aroma, ala sherry. lemon, apple, acid. f- good acidic backbone. nutty of course with apple, lemon. full body, m+ finish. a very interesting wine that did improve over a few days.
June 24, 2012 - Flored [sic] by Puffeney's 2007 Cuvée Sacha. A contender for best wine experience of the year for its endless complexity and deep yet delicate texture. Immensely satisfying.
October 21, 2011 - The nose essentially smelled like paint with butterscotch. The palate, however, was more refined with citrus, herbs, minerals and some spices. While the nose was off-putting, the palate was quite enjoyable.
October 20, 2011 - Rich oxidized nutty nose. Completely different feel upon tasting - crisp and acidic. Nice finish.
October 9, 2011 - The 2007 Jacques Puffeney Cuvée Sacha Arbois shows a deep straw-yellow color with glints of brass. On the nose, the wine shows baked apple fruit, lemon custard and dried apricots. Non-fruit aromas of almond paste, raw walnuts and cut hay. On the palate, the wine displays tangy orange and lemon citrus, Jonathon apples, pekoe tea and raw nuts. Piercing and straight acid core pushes the finish well over 20 seconds. Taut and almost chewy, this is structured for long aging and benefits from decanting. Paired with two different Comté cheeses: Les Trois Comté 14 month and Marcel Petite.
July 18, 2011 - Definitely a Jura wine with the fino sherry notes of vin jaune, but in a lighter, crisp style. I found this less enjoyable than other Jura wines - it lacks the drive and distinctiveness of vin jaune. It was a little odd with this dinner - fennel salad with citrus, shrimp in fennel and Pernod - perhaps too strange a pairing. Still, I had to work hard to like this and found myself a little nostalgic for a chablis... Maybe this would perform better with different food, but on its own, I found it less compelling than other wines from this region.
April 7, 2011 - Austere. Sherry nose, fresh, clean, honeyed in a sour sort of way, brilliant acidity. wish it was a little friendlier. better on day two.