2012 Joseph Dorbon Arbois Vin Jaune Jura, France Tiberio Uplifted oceanic sandy soils create

Uplifted oceanic sandy soils create unique drainage sending the vines deep into marine-derived sub-soils

with pressed late-ferment carbonic Carignan)

The indigenous Falanghina is grown for white and Piedirosso for red

one of which is Alessandro Viola whose eponymous imprint is well-known both on our shelves and across the natural-wine-world

2018 Martha Stoumen 'Out to the Meadow' White

2012 Joseph Dorbon Arbois Vin Jaune Jura, France Tiberio Uplifted oceanic sandy soils createFlagrantly exceeding the appellations six years and three months minimum, Dorbon releases his Vin Jaune only after a full ten years under the veil, and only in certain vintages. The result is an oceanic wine of seemingly impossible power, with raging acidity wed to luscious, salt caked yellow fruits, and given additional complexity by a raw almond character that stops short of overt oxidation.