JURA WEEKEND @ E&R
40 wines or so to taste
FRI-SAT-SUN
fun for the whole family! (age permitting)
November 9 & 10:
JEAN-FRANCOIS BOURDY IN PERSON!
And a bunch more Jura wines to taste on 11/11!
Friday 11/9: ~our tasting line-up of the year~
Decades tasting with Jean-Francois*
Wines from 1900 to 1999!
1990 Chateau Chalon (Vin Jaune) ($300)
1983 Cotes Du Jura Rouge ($225)
1973 Cotes Du Jura Blanc ($300)
1969 Chateau Chalon (Vin Jaune) ($425)
1955 Cotes Du Jura Blanc ($367)
1945 Cotes Du Jura Rouge ($502)
1934 Chateau Chalon (Vin Jaune) ($1372)
1926 Cotes Du Jura Rouge ($700)
1915+ Poulsard ($801)
1904 Cotes Du Jura Blanc ($1149)
+This comes from the Chateau Chalon appellation which became an AOC in 1933,
after which the Poulsard grape was no longer permitted to be grown. *waiting list, please call
Seating is very very limited. One glass per taster. $225 Confirmed reservations only. (48 hour cancellation fee)
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Caves Bourdy Round-Up
with Jean-Francois Bourdy!
1:00pm-3:00pm
$10.00 per taster
(or $15 total when combined with 11/11 tasting)
wines to be sampled:
CAVES BOURDY CÔTES DU JURA BLANC 2007 The oldest vines in this bottling are from 1904. The Cotes du Jura blanc is made using no new wood and no filtration and is produced in OLD barrels; It is a dry, lean, chalky wine, brimming with minerality; an individual wine of depth, complexity and energy. $23.50
CAVES BOURDY CÔTES DU JURA ROUGE 2008 Juras three primary red grapes, Poulsard, Trousseau and Pinot noir, share the characteristic of a very bearable lightness of being; as has been done for centuries, it is produced from co-fermented vines of all three grapes and aged nearly four years in old casks before release. juicy, dry, pure and with steely definition and superior length. a beautiful archetype of a red wine from the Jura.$24.00
CAVES BOURDY CRÉMANT DU JURA NV The AOC of Crémant du Jura is a specialty, and outside of far more expensive Champagne appellation, is considered the best alternative in France to both those on a budget and those having extraordinarily refined taste! Friends wont let friends go without it.$23.00
CAVES BOURDY CÔTES DU JURA SAVAGNIN 2007 Savagnin, while an apparent native and “specialty grape” from the Jura, comes from the Traminer grape and its birthplace in Alto-adiges village of Tramin…. The exotically perfumed Côtes du Jura Savagnin 2007 from Jean-François is pungently expressive and toward an oxidative style, offering spice, toasty bread scents and a compelling nutty aspect when paired with the right food makes for a fabulous culinary experience. $33.00
CAVES BOURDY VIN JAUNE AOC 2004 Nutty and dry with a long finish, here is the description from Jean-François himself: For centuries, these wines have been reputed to be amongst the best if not the bestdry white wines in the world, because of the unrivaled strength and complexity of their perfumes. It is actually very difficult to appreciate any other wines after having tasted a Vin Jaune, because of its effects on the taste buds. $91.00CAVES BOURDY GALLANT DES ABBESSES We have come across no wine quite like this before. The Bourdy Gallant des Abesses is made from the unusually scrumptious Macvin of Jura (see below) and contains an additive blend of twenty-five spices from India and the east. Lovely and lively and slightly sweet, Gallant des Abbesses is not especially alcoholic tasting, but more in the vein of fresh fruit and with a tawny edge. Uniquely delicious. Less than 100 cases are exported to America.$72.00
CAVES BOURDY “MACVIN DU JURA AOC NV”
Macvin du Jura is another true specialty wine of the region, all five Jura grapes, Savagnin, Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Trousseau and Poulsard are allowed, but not as wine, only through use of the grape must (unfermented juice from the pressed grapes) to which a one third share of Marc (distilled brandy from grape pulp, skins and stems) is added. Macvin must come from using only Jura Marc and Jura grapes and needs to find an alcohol level between 16-22% to qualify.$33.00JEAN BOURDY “VIN DE PAILLE NV”
