2020, Domaine du Pélican, ARBOIS, 'Brut S'Brut as in dry, S for Savagnin, and zero () for no dosage. Domaine du Plican's bubbly cuve, made entirely from Savagnin. No sugar, no added yeasts, just the ripe fruit, which gives the wine its vinous character, and the classic qualities of the Savagnin grape bring vivacity, tension, and vibration. The aromatics are bright and clean. The mouth is long and delicate. Domaine du Plican wanted to add a bubbly to its range of Jura wines. For this, they

seriously good quality

The medium to full-bodied palate is densely laden with loads of very finely packed and fragrant red and black fruit layers

it's vibrant and concentrated

pleasantly ripe plum aromas with notes of earth

more mineral than fruit-driven without too much acidity

and in fact it was only the following morning that it began to unfold and reveal its true character

and blackberry aromas lead to a mouth filling

and all the team at La Conseillante who have firmly established this estate at the very top of Pomerol's qualitative hierarchy in recent vintages

plus hints of fertile loam and wild thyme

The 2019 Ducru Beaucaillou

98-100 Georgina Hindle

fresh with a slightly pithy finish