Henri Maire, Château-Chalon Vin Jaune, Jura, France, 2010

Henri Maire passed into the ownership of the Boisset group in February 2015, but most of the credit for this wine should go to the Verdoso Industries team who took over the company in 2010. It is a fine benchmark for the region, which wasn’t always true in the past. Full gold in colour, it has ample bready, yeasty, mushroomy aromatic intrigue. The palate delivers with generosity and exuberance what the nose promised - a big, bready mouthful with a long, tangy, saliva-inducing finish.

Henri Maire passed into the ownership of the Boisset group in February 2015, but most of the credit for this wine should go to the Verdoso Industries team, who took over the company in 2010. It is a fine benchmark for the region, which wasn’t always true in the past: full gold in colour, with ample bready, yeasty, mushroomy aromatic intrigue. The palate in this case delivers what the nose promised with generosity and exuberance: it’s a big, bready mouthful with a clean, long, tangy and saliva-inducing finish.