The Roche Bleue Jasnières dry

Domaine de la Roche Bleue

Sec - 2020

Jasnières AOP

France - Vallée de la Loire

In the discreet Sarthe appellations of Jasnières and Coteaux du Loir, Sébastien Cornille has been making a name for himself for several vintages. After a wine-growing adventure on the island of Reunion, the thirty-year-old landed in this vineyard, the most northerly in the Loire Valley, in 2007. He is progressively converting his 6.50 hectares to organic farming in order to make wines as naturally as possible.
These are made from chenins planted on flinty clay, which go through long pressings in whole bunches, fermentations and maturing in old barrels.

              

The whites of Jasnières assert themselves with great vigor and a noble and austere bitterness in the mouth, coming from their terroir.


            

Grape varieties:

100% chenin.
Vines on hillsides, 30 years old on average. South-south east exposure.
Blend of the different terroirs of the estate, flinty clay on limestone subsoil in the middle of the slopes (70%) and richer, clayey lower slopes (30%).

Tasting notes:

This wine finds its balance between a finely bitter freshness and a touch of roundness (very slight sweetness well counterbalanced by acidity). A clean, vinous character typical of the northern Chenin of the Sarthe.

Wine style:

Dry and mineral white wine.

Food and wine pairing:

Salmon tartar, lime juice and dill. Curry of gambas with summer vegetables and basmati rice

Ageing potential in your cellar:

12 years

Analytical:

75 cl - 14 % volume

 

Contains sulfites

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