Yellow Wine Vinegar Philippe Gonet 25 cl Reviews
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Yellow Wine Vinegar Philippe Gonet 25 cl Feature
- The vinegar is yellow, slightly amber in color,
- with touches of green and gold;
- its scent contains notes of walnuts and curry.
- It makes an excellent accompaniment to dishes of the Jura:
- chicken with vinegar or salad with walnuts and Comté cheese
Made from Savagnin grapes, vin jaune is aged for more than six years in barrels that are not topped off as the wine evaporates. Within the first two years, a layer of yeast forms on top of the wine. This layer, called the voile (veil), allows for controlled oxidation; it transforms the structure of the wine and gives the wine its characteristic taste of nuts and spices. (To this point the process is similar to that used to produce sherry, but unlike sherry, vin jaune is not fortified.). At the end of six years and three months, the wine that remains (about 62% of the original amount) is transferred to special 62cl bottles, called clavelins. (One of the reasons you can't find vin jaune in the U.S. is because these non-standard-sized bottles are not authorized.) Because the wine has been oxidized, there's no need to drink it within days of opening; instead, you can sip it over a long period and watch how it continues to evolve. It is from this very special wine that the yellow-wine vinegar is made. The wine is aged at least two more years in oak barrels before final transformation into vinegar. The whole process takes about 10 years.
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May 26, 2011 00:35:06
