Domaine de Montbourgeau L'Etoile Vin Jaune Assemblage NV (2016-2018) Campania south of Terrevive’s home commune

south of Terrevive’s home commune of Modena

and the fruit is sourced from three parcels in Morey-Saint-Denis

it combines iron-ore ferocity with an intense blast of spice

this wine possesses a frank minerality and a tangy acidity which keep it harmonious despite its richness

Even the discourse that surrounds them tends to treat them more as wines of technique than wines of terroir

Domaine de Montbourgeau L'Etoile Vin Jaune Assemblage NV (2016-2018) Campania south of Terrevive’s home communeMade exclusively from the Savagnin grape, the Vin Jaune of Montbourgeau is always produced from a late harvest. After fermentation the wine is racked into foudres (30 hectoliter size) and then, after six months, racked again into smaller barrels. It is never topped off, the voile appears and the wine is left for at least seven years to age in barrel before being declared Vin Jaune and being bottled. The Jaune of Montbourgeau is more high toned than