Les Jamelles Wines Viognier (12 Bottles) Languedoc-Roussillon, France

by Winestock

$243.00 GST Included

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Viognier is one of the iconic white wines of the Les Jamelles range. With its fruity aromas and flavours along with its roundness and freshness, our Viognier holds plenty of nice surprises in store for your tasting experience!

Terroir(s)
The grapes for our Viognier are sourced from several terroirs, the main ones being the Thau lagoon basin and the dried-up marsh of Marseillette. Overlying the former deltas of the Aude and Hérault rivers, the first terroir features calcareous clay soil with rounded river stones, while the second terroir is rather atypical with slightly salty, loamy clay soil that is leached several times a year.

These filtering soils combined with extremely high temperatures allow for optimal ripening of the grapes, the development of pleasing yellow fruit flavours, and lend freshness to the wine. The grapes from the Hérault Valley’s mid-slope vineyards and the slopes of the Orb Valley contribute roundness and richness to the wine.

Vinification
The grapes are picked at their peak of ripeness, when they are very golden in colour, almost grey, in order to bring out the full potential of the varietal: heady scents of apricot, white peach and Williams pear along with notes of melon.

Alcoholic fermentation is slow and takes place in stainless steel tanks under monitored temperatures. A large part of the cuvée undergoes malolactic fermentation for added aromatic complexity. Aged on fine lees for 6 to 9 months.

Tasting
Endowed with gorgeous pale gold colour, Les Jamelles Viognier is rich and extremely fragrant, with notes of apricot and white peach, along with floral nuances (acacia blossom).

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Wines with a different spirit! ‘Les Jamelles’ is a unique collection of handcrafted varietal wines that have been produced in the Pays d’Oc, South of France, since 1995.

The wines have won praise from the press throughout the world for their excellent quality, placing them in a class of their own. Created by nature and the work of talented men and women, ‘Les Jamelles’ wines offer a real handcrafted quality… the simplicity of authentic products… a different spirit.

The wide variety of wines the Les Jamelles range boasts is only possible due to the diversity of the terroirs and grape varieties that the Languedoc region has to offer. This unique area of production, covering approximately 223,000 hectares, produces 12 million hectolitres of wine per year. It is one of the world’s largest winegrowing regions!

An immense amphitheatre facing the sea, the Languedoc-Roussillon is a multi-faceted region, shaped by coastal zones, mountains, crests and higher-altitude terroirs. Between the Pyrenees to the south-west, the Cévennes to the north-east, the Montagne Noire to the north-west and the Mediterranean coast to the south, the 58 grape varieties authorized by the IGP Pays d’Oc label benefit from a wide diversity of ideal locations that allow them to express their full potential.

Within this immense region, let us set off on a discovery of the production areas that Catherine and her team have selected over the course of the last twenty-five years. These are the terroirs that truly showcase the different grape varieties and bring out their best! Enjoy browsing!

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