2024 | De Boel France 'Jasus lalandii' Blanc | Cotes-du-Rhone

The Famille de Boel France ‘Jasus Lalandii’ comes from a small 40-year-old vineyard of bush vine Grenache Blanc in the Sothern Rhone valley. After a hand harvest, the grapes were brought to the cellar and saw a horizontal press with whole bunches so that a natural fermentation in stainless steel could begin. The fine lees were stirred often to give great texture to the wine, and since Grenache Blanc does not have naturally high acidity, after fermentation finished, the wine was placed outside for the winter (with one racking after about two weeks), preventing malolactic fermentation to take place, and retaining as much freshness as possible in the finished wine. After a second racking in February, and a dose of SO2, the wine was bottled in March for an April release. Brilliant aromas of jasmine, honeysuckle, and a touch of iodine, lead to a very round mouth feel that has a mineral driven freshness, a yeasty quality, and an overall scrumptious texture.