2015 Amélie Guillot Savagnin Arbois Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91 points

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  11/6/2023 - Kris G wrote: 89 Points

  At first the mineral and oxidative aspect were a bit too dominant, but fortunately the wine balanced out, just missing some refinement to give it a 90 score.

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  4/28/2021 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  13% alcohol.
  
  Pale yellow-green color with straw-yellow highlights. Pungent, nutty and quite aldehydic nose with traditional sous-voile aromas of hazelnuts and curry spice, some sorrel, a little bit of lemony citrus fruit, light bruised Granny Smith apple tones, a toasty hint of baked pastries and a touch of smoke. The wine feels ripe, oxidative and very structured on the palate with a light-to-medium body and very intense flavors of lemony citrus fruits, hazelnuts, some sorrel-driven herbal character, light steely mineral tones, a little bit of mushroomy sous-voile funk and even a bit of rancid nuts, a hint of old, damp wood and a touch of wet stones. The racy acidity lends remarkable intensity and sense of structure to the wine. The finish is intense, acid-driven and moderately oxidative with very long flavors of tangy salinity, tart green apples, some lemony citrus fruits, a little bit of sorrel, light nuances of mushroomy funk and a hint of old, damp wood.
  
  A classic and remarkably intense Jura white made in the traditional oxidative fashion. Still very youthful in style, but nevertheless very accessible. Shows a good combination of youthful, lemony Savagnin fruit and oxidative sous-voile nuttiness. Wonderfully old school in every way. There's a bit of slightly unclean mushroomy funk here, which bugs me a bit a detracts slightly from the pleasure. Nevertheless, a very enjoyable effort - I can imagine this will continue to improve wonderfully in a cellar.

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  4/11/2021 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nice sous-voile nose of nuts, citrus, marzipan, green herbs, and sherry. Lots of acidity with flavors of lemon, almonds, and orange ok the palate. Good finish. This is a lovely Savagnin, definitely on the crisper/more citrusy side. Not super complex, but really drinkable right now.

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  9/26/2020 - glou.sf Likes this wine:

  No formal notes, but this was a delicious sous voile Savagnin. Nice acidity and lots of nutty flavors, citrus, and sherry notes on the nose. Great wine!

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