Tasting: Wines from Cool Climates

Tasting Report

"Les vins de climats frais": discover the tasting notes by Didier Frayssou from our Oenoschool tasting of January 10, 2016, and enjoy our review of 10 different great wines!

Domaine de Belluard Ayse Brut

An old gold color and a very ripe nose with notes of candied citrus, baked apple and dried fruits. This wine has a beautiful concentration with a sustained acidity. The finish is very slightly bitter. A truly beautiful sparkling wine!

Domaine du Pélican Chardonnay 2014

The color is pale yellow. The nose, sulfurous (matchstick, smoky, toasted), delivers aromas of citrus and white fruits. The palate shows great acidity and a fine, straight character on white fruits, citrus and peach skin. Long and balanced, this wine nonetheless requires a great deal of time to deliver its full complexity and to allow the bottling notes, still very perceptible, to dissipate.

Domaine Tissot La Mailloche (Arbois) 2010

The color is evolved and golden. A very complex nose of greengage, mirabelle plum, apricot, baked apple and dried fruits, also revealing floral notes and cream. The palate, with great volume and a well-present acidity, offers a long finish on almond.

Ganevat Chamois du Paradis 2011

A pale yellow color. A complex but moderately intense nose of candied citrus, white fruits, flowers, cream and butter, with a light toasted note. A wine gifted with a very fine acidity/alcohol balance, possessing the concentration and length that still deserve patience to be fully enjoyed.

Buronfosse Savagnin Ouillé « Entre Deux » 2012.

The color is a more sustained pale yellow than the previous bottle. The nose is toasted, floral and even vegetal, with notes of dried fruits. On the palate, the wine is straight with a very sustained acidity, but far less integrated than in the previous wines.

Domaine Finot « Etraire de la Dhuy » (this is the name of the red grape variety) 2015

The color is violet and the nose is expressive: one finds small red fruits (raspberry, wild strawberry, cherry), as well as vegetal notes, pepper and violet. The palate is simple, the body light, with average complexity and a sustained acidity.

Domaine des Côtes Rousses Coteau de la Mort Mondeuse 2015

A deep, very concentrated violet color. The nose is slightly animal but also delivers notes of pepper, blackberry, chocolate and crushed strawberry. On the palate, while the overall balance is good, the tannins are very firm and the finish quite drying. This wine deserves to be drunk with food or to benefit from long aging.

Bernard Arbois Pupillin Trousseau Le Ginglet 2015

The color is cloudy, of low intensity with brick highlights. The nose is still fermentary but also delivers delicate floral notes and blood orange. The palate is very light, not very complex, with very light tannins. Aeration does it a great deal of good.

Camille Loye Arbois 1988

The color is intense and evolved. The nose is oxidized (despite irreproachable storage in chalk cellars), with notes of port and very cooked fruits. On the palate, the acidity is sustained, the body balanced, but the maderization aromas are also dominant.

Dupasquier Altesse 2011

The color is a fairly pronounced gold. On the nose, one perceives aromas of liquorice, quince, pear, flowers and pepper. The palate reveals a touch of sweetness on a very beautiful volume, supported by an effective acidity and a good length. A very fine wine in the making. Tempted by purchasing great wines from cool climates? Discover our selection at the best prices on Vins & Millésimes!