Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 NO20230614 and Domaine Collotte's bottling is

and Domaine Collotte's bottling is one of the reference points for what this northernmost commune of the Cote de Nuits can do when someone takes it seriously

Endlessly limited and always worth chasing

A careful and meticulous selection of botanicals in highlighting wormwood

if you can keep your hands off of it

structured reds that feel more Burgundian than rustic

Lucian Aviet (Caveau de Bacchus) Arbois Vin Jaune 2015 NO20230614 and Domaine Collotte's bottling isCaveau de Bacchus, the Aviet family estate in Montigny les Arsures, is one of the Jura's great traditionalists, and Vin Jaune is the region's most singular wine. Made from Savagnin and aged for years under a veil of yeast without topping up the barrel, it develops a deliberately oxidative, savory character utterly unlike anything else. This is the real deal: a 2015 with the long aging Vin Jaune demands. Expect dried walnut, curry spice, green apple