The Yellow Arbois 1774 | Pierre Chevrier

Owning a bottle of Arbois Vin Jaune 1774 would have been, for some, the perfect ending to a beautiful auction story. For the author, it is a rendezvous with history and an opportunity to study this wine from organic, historical, anecdotal, and scientific perspectives. It is certainly one of the oldest preserved bottles in the world whose history we know through the eight generations that have passed them down, without ever leaving the original cellar. This book is the culmination of all the knowledge about this precious nectar, which has now entered the realm of legendary wines like Romanée-Conti, Châteaux Haut-Brion, Lafite, Latour, Yquem. Reviewing all the data collected to date on the Arbois Vin Jaune 1774 from the Vercel family, from the contents to the container, the author also portrays a gallery of characters. These men and women who have known this wine at the heart of the century that saw its birth: the Enlightenment. Author's Motivation For the author, a co-owner of one of these bottles, this book is a unique opportunity to gather all the data about this wine from its organic, historical, and scientific aspects. It is certainly one of the oldest bottles whose rich past we know in detail. It is also an opportunity to evoke a series of portraits, the men who have passed down this wine with respect and love. This book is aimed at wine enthusiasts, history buffs, and lovers of Jura alike. It is an essential companion for the curious and the learned. The Author For the author, a historian of vineyards and wine, the saga of exceptional historical bottles is his passion. He is also a specialist in wines from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries stemming from European vineyards and has been organizing prestigious tastings for over thirty years, all of which have been highly acclaimed. Since 2012, he has also been a collection director and columnist. As a member of the most important wine brotherhoods in France and Navarre, Pierre Chevrier is also an ambassador of Vin Jaune.