Bill Cates and Jeffery Fink

Tantara Winery

Friends for over twenty years, Jeffrey Fink, an architect and Bill Cates, were both orignally from Virginia. They converged in California on a mission: to transform noble fruit into world class wine and have a good time doing it.

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Domaine Rolet Vin Jaune 1998

Domaine Rolet

This has the same yeasty flor and style as a fino sherry, and the startlingly intense flavours of the Savagnin grape become more evident as it matures.

Made exclusively with Jura’s Savagnin grapes in a way which defies the most elementary oenological laws: 6 years in 3 ¼ filled oak barrels without ‘ouillage’ (topping up) so that nothing disturbs the thin surface film, a veil of live yeasts, responsible for the ‘yellow’ colour of the wine. The wine is then bottled in ‘Clavelins’ holding 63cl, which corresponds to 1 litre of the wine harvested 6 years earlier. At this point the wine is almost indestructible and will age for 100 years or more.

This is a wine of tremendous body that is quite delicious with cheeses from Franche-Comte, Coq au Vin Jaune et Morilles, fish and poultry dishes in rich, creamy sauces.

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