Château Jonc-Blanc - Les Sens du Fruit 2014
Sud Ouest
White
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Drink or Keep
15,5/20
RVF
"We find the life, joy and purity of Les Sens du Fruit 2014 a delicious, juicy, typified white." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2016 - RVF) A white with a beautiful length on the palate, rich, fat and generous, and retaining a good freshness with a mineral and saline side quite marked on the finish... Very charming!
Features
Estate
Jonc-Blanc
Cuvée
Les Sens du Fruit
Vintage
2014
Designation
Vin de France
Region
Southwest
Grape varieties
35% Sauvignon blanc, 35% Sauvignon gris, 30% Sémillon
Terroirs
2 ha hillside plot on clay-limestone soils at the top of the slope and silty-sandy soils at the bottom.
Viticulture
organic and biodynamic
Harvest
at optimum maturity
Winemaking
direct pressing of whole bunches, overnight cold settling, natural fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts
Breeding
in vats on fine lees
Alcohol content
13.5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
beautiful, limpid, brilliant colour
Nose
powerful, very ripe fruit with good balance
Mouth
round and ample with a fresh, invigorating finish
Serve
at 10-12°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2016
Drink before
2018
Food and wine pairing
to accompany exotic dishes, white meats and cheeses.
White rush
Vin de France
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domain rated 1*Star (A serious, commendable production, in keeping with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
Having settled in Vélines in 2000, Isabelle Carles and Franck Pascal have chosen to produce pure, sulphur-free wines that are both easy to digest and fruity - wines you can drink. Certified biodynamic since the 2011 vintage, the 19-hectare estate has always been run according to the principles of organic farming, in order to protect both the environment and their health. Well done them, for without falling into the trap of vin nature, where fermentations run at full gallop, they produce a pretty coherent range, worked by terroir, without technicalities, in the Burgundian style.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated (2016 guide) 15.5/20 (Good wine)
Domaine rated (2021 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the wine:
We find the life, joy and purity of Les Sens du Fruit 2014 a delicious, juicy, typical white.
About the domain :
Situated on a clay-limestone terroir overlooking the right bank of the Dordogne, this estate is one of the driving forces behind the Bergerac revival. Isabelle Carles and Franck Pascal vinify lively, pure wines with intense expression and great freshness, which they offer at very affordable prices. The reds are sulfur-free and input-free, even at bottling. This approach is mastered: after aeration, the wines remain clean and well-balanced, with perfect, natural acidity.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
2.6/5
on 23 reviews
Note and review by M. LOIC C. Published on 08/09/2020
Tasted again in 2019 and 2020. The fizz has disappeared, giving way to a well-balanced wine.
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Note and review by M. XAVIER D. Published on 05/01/2017
Imbuvable!
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Note and review by M. FREDERIC D. Published on 01/01/2017
A very (too?) original, even confusing wine. Very pronounced apple taste (deliberate or oxidized?). But pleasant (without more) after the surprise!
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Note and review by M. ERIC D. Published on 09/12/2016
Ditto the estate red. Simply undrinkable.
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Note and review by M. MICKAEL L. Published on 10/06/2016
This is not (any more?) wine: completely oxidized, apple more than chard...atrocious mouthfeel...it ended up in the sink. No response from 1Jour1Vin about the infamous quality of these bottles...
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Note and review by M. FABIEN Q. Published on 23/04/2016
This product is not wine, it's cider. Poor-quality cork, pearly wine (probably fermented, which is logical if you don't use much sulfur), apple aroma (oxidation?).... Uncontrolled vinification. Such a product should not be offered for sale.
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Note and review by M. ARNALDO T. Published on 07/04/2016
Couldn't drink it, oxidized, mosce, I threw it away like my Argentina to buy it.
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Note and review by M. MICHEL B. Published on 13/03/2016
I don't like it at all
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Note and review by M. MICHEL F. Published on 01/08/2021
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Note and review by M. ARNAUD M. Published on 07/05/2018
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