Overview
Chateau-Chalon is reserved for Vin Jaune, the Jura's extraordinary oxidative Savagnin aged under a veil of yeast for more than six years. Bottled in the squat 62cl clavelin, it is one of the world's most distinctive dry white wines.
In The Glass
- Colour
- Deep amber
- Nose
- Dried apple, Lemon peel, Quince, Walnut and Curry spice.
- Palate
- Legendary Vin Jaune - bone-dry, oxidative, walnut-salted and built for decades. Generally medium-bodied, electric acidity, dry, with a very long finish.
Tasting Profile
Body Medium3/5
Tannins Silky1/5
Acidity Electric5/5
Sweetness Bone Dry1/5
Alcohol Medium3/5
Grapes
Savagnin
Aromas And Notes
Dried appleLemon peelQuinceGreen walnutWalnutCurry spiceFenugreekSalted almondMushroomBeeswaxDried hay
Terroir
Cool semi-continental with steep limestone slopes, autumn humidity and cellar ageing under flor-like voile.
Blue marlLimestone screeClay-marl
Food Pairings
Comte 24 monthsBresse chicken with morelsWalnut tartAged Gruyere
Notable Producers
- Domaine Macle, founded 1850 - Chateau-Chalon Vin Jaune
- Domaine Berthet-Bondet, founded 1984 - Chateau-Chalon