Château Jonc-Blanc - Coeur de Foudre 2010

Name: Château Jonc-Blanc - Coeur de Foudre 2010
Brand: Jonc-Blanc
Rating: 3.4 (7 reviews)

Bergerac|Red wine|Organic

Sud Ouest

Red

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Drink or Keep

3.4/5 (7 customers)

16/20

RVF

15/20

Bettane & Desseauve

16/20

Gault & Millau

"This is a serious, dense, powerful wine, with an admittedly greedy structure that will smooth out further in the cellar, blending into this beautiful mass of tasty fruit. If you're impatient, decant it and serve it with some fine meats in sauce". (Les Meilleurs Vins de France - Gault Millau). A dense, powerful Bergerac, with lovely aromas of black fruit and licorice.

Features

Estate

Jonc-Blanc

Cuvée

Cour de Foudre

Vintage

2010

Designation

Bergerac

Region

Southwest

Grape varieties

100% Merlot

Terroirs

2.0 ha plot on a limestone plateau known as "Castillon limestone

Viticulture

organic and biodynamic farming

Harvest

"Negative sorting" manuals

Winemaking

5-6 days pre-fermentation maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Maximum fermentation temperature 28°C

Breeding

in nearly century-old foudre imported from Burgundy ( Santenay )

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

beautiful, deep color

Nose

beautiful aromas of black fruit and liquorice

Mouth

a dense, powerful, fruity red wine with great finesse

Serve

at 14-15°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2020

Food and wine pairing

enjoy with poultry, red meats, cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2014 guide) 15/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the wine:

Two years in foudre for this pure Merlot from a selection of marl parcels. Broad and full-bodied, with black fruits and licorice, it is round and full-bodied without being heavy. Good tension on the finish.

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.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Rated 16/20 (Very good)

About the wine:

It's serious, dense and powerful, with an admittedly greedy structure that will smooth out further in the cellar, blending into this beautiful mass of tasty fruit. If you're impatient, decant and serve with a few fine meats in sauce.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2014 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2021) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

The Coeur de Foudre 2010, pure Merlot from a specific micro-terroir, has a magnificent finesse of touch.

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

3.4/5

out of 7 reviews