What is Vin Jaune Sabayon?
By Sarah Oconnor
What is Vin Jaune Sabayon?
Vin jaune (French for “yellow wine”) is a special and characteristic type of white wine made in the Jura region in eastern France. The wine is made from the Savagnin grape, with some of the most premium examples coming from the marl based vineyards in the Château-Chalon AOC.
How long can you keep Vin Jaune?
Bottles of Vin Jaune are capable of aging well over 100 years; young bottles can last up to two weeks after being opened.
Is Vin Jaune an orange wine?
Example French Orange Wines: Vin Jaune (Jura) Côtes du Jura (Jura) Chateau-Chalon (Jura)
How do you drink Vin Jaune?
Vin Jaune should be served chilled, between 57ºF and 60ºF. Winemakers in the Jura suggest uncorking a bottle of Vin Jaune an hour before drinking.
What does Vin Jaune taste like?
What Does Vin Jaune taste Like? Because of this oxidative winemaking maturation, the resulting wines called Vins Jaunes are dry, nutty and spicy. The key features to the taste and the aromas of French Vin Jaune wines from Jura are distinctive notes of green apple, fennel seeds, and curry spices.
Is vin jaune oxidative?
The ultimate in oxidative wine is vin jaune (yellow wine). It’s made Jura known throughout the wine world for its extreme concentration and range of flavors, from smoky to yeasty, with intense acidity.
What does vin jaune taste like?
Should orange wine be chilled?
While most white wines are best enjoyed cool, but not too cold, some fuller-bodied wines can be enjoyed at a slightly higher temperature. On the other side of the coin, dessert orange wines and sparkling orange wines are best served chilled.
What do you eat vin jaune with?
White meats, poultry (especially from Bresse), escargots, sweetbreads, crayfish, lobster and langoustine, often in preparations involving cream, curry and/or saffron, are frequently recommended.
