Wine Paul Jaboulet Aine, Viognier, 2017
Tasting Notes
Wine of pale yellow color with emerald hue.
Taste wine fresh, dense, sweet, with hints of lemon and marmalade. The finish is long and lively.
In an elegant aroma of wine felt notes of pear, almond and flowers.
The wine goes well with seafood, lobster, scallops, vegetable dishes, fondue.
Interesting Facts
Dry white wine "le Chevalier de Sterimberg" Blanc is one of the best drinks Northern Rhone. The wine is made from grapes grown in one of the best appellasonov Rhone - Hermitage. The name of the wine is named after a French nobleman - Chevalier Gaspard de Sterinberga, whose name is inextricably linked with the history of these lands. In 1224 the king to resolve the Chevalier de Sterinbergu were allowed to settle on these lands to spend the rest of life after being wounded during the Albigensian Crusade. On top of a hill built Sterinberg Hermitage, which translated from French means "hermitage", in honor of this and was named appellason. In addition, Sterinberg initiated a new vineyard, landed on the hills vines red and white varieties. Also, on top of one of the slopes was built a small chapel of Saint-Christophe.
The grapes for the Hermitage "Chevalier de Sterimberg" Blanc collected from the steep terraces of the Hermitage. The soils of the region are formed by a combination of gravel, sand, clay and chalk. They are not fertile - the lack of nutrients in the soil causes the vine to draw them deep in the bowels of the earth, so the yield is kept at a low level. In addition, it gives the ability to produce complex and elegant old wine. Reached the optimum ripeness of the grapes are harvested by hand. After fermentation and malolactic fermentation in wooden barrels with regular lowering caps wort, wine is kept for about a year in oak barrels, which provides an elegant and complex aroma of the beverage.
In 1834, Antoine Jaboulay started working on the ground in the Rhone Valley, thereby linking the fate of his family with the fate of this fertile terroir. The result of hard work and passion for winemaking steel wine of exceptional quality, which have become very popular with his sons - Field and Henry. Name of the first was called a family company, which has since been passed from generation to pokolenie.V 2006 the company was acquired Jaboulay family Frey, who are old Champagne winemakers and owners of Chateau La Lagune in Bordeaux. Nevertheless, the company continues to operate a representative of the family clan Jaboulay - Frederick.
Today Paul Jaboulay Ene owns hundreds of hectares of vineyards, planted mostly forty-year vines, but there are also famous 80-year-old. It should be noted that in addition to the manual harvest at the winery practice traditional methods of care for the vines, using hand tools and exclusively organic udobreniya.Vsya gamma produced house wine is divided into four lines, depending on the terroir and features of the drink: "Icons", "Domains "" terroir "and" Classic ". Wine House Jaboulay proud of its past, believes in the future and invites you to taste exceptional wines Fields Jaboulay Ene.
Producer's description
In 1834, Antoine Jaboulet began to work on the lands in the Rhone Valley, thereby linking the fate of his family with the fate of this fertile terroir. The result of hard work and passion for winemaking were wines of exceptional quality, which gained great popularity under his sons - Paul and Henri. The family company was named after the former and has since been passed down from generation to generation.
In 2006, Jaboulet was acquired by the Frey family, who are longtime Champagne vintners and owners of Chateau La Lagune in Bordeaux. Nevertheless, the representative of the Jaboulet family clan, Frederic, continues to work in the company.
Today, Paul Jaboulet Aene owns hundreds of hectares of vineyards, planted mainly with forty-year-old vines, but there are also famous 80-year-olds. It should be noted that in addition to manual harvesting, the winery practices traditional methods of caring for vines, using hand tools and exclusively organic fertilizers.
The whole range of wines produced by the house is divided into four lines, depending on the terroir and the characteristics of the drink: "Icons", "Domains", "Terroirs" and "Classic". Wine House Jaboulet is proud of its past, believes in the future and invites you to taste the exceptional wines of Paul Jaboulet Aine.
