2015 Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay
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In the style of the vieux Savagnin, they age ouillé for a long time and sell it in half bottles as the new, at least for me, 2015 Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay Ouillé. It aged for seven years in barrel in a cold and wet cellar. Here, the blind guessing went completely astray, partly because it's a new wine and partly because of the long aging, which gives it a very different profile. It has incredible aromatics, including some flor-like notes of spice and mushrooms, a creamy mouthfeel (a giveaway for Chardonnay?), but it's also very fresh and with lively acidity, one of the cleanest and more transparent Chardonnays I remember here, developing notes of pollen and spice as the wine sat in the glass. It has a light color and feels young and undeveloped, complex but young. I found it quite rich, but Manu said he found it lighter than usual. It was my first encounter with this wine... I don't know if this wine belongs here or in the regular Chardonnay, because later we tasted a truly vieux Chardonnay from 1991...
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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I finally tasted the bottled 2015 Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay that I had tasted from tank the last time I was able to travel to the Jura. The nose is not about fruit at all and feels very stony. There is no ripeness, which can be felt in other wines from the vintage. The palate is even more austere and has a strong mineral strike and a dry sensation, with a dry texture and a dry, long and saline finish. There is good precision and clarity, and the wine is clean and focused.