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2020 The Society's Exhibition Côtes du Jura, Jura

( £19.50, 13.5%, The Wine Society )

It’s rare to find a Jura white of this quality under £20, which makes this equal blend of Savagnin and Chardonnay is the ideal introduction to a unique style made close to France’s border with Switzerland. Best drunk with the local Comté cheese, although it’s heavenly with onion soup or a plate of wild mushrooms, it’s textured, racy and appealingly salty, reflecting the three years it spent “sous voile” (under a film of the flor yeast). Not unlike an unfortified Sherry, albeit with Alpine acidity,  it  reveals layers of citrus, almond and liquorice and a tapering finish.

BuyDrinking window: 2025-30Similar Wines: £15-20, 90-94, White, Chardonnay, Savagnin
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