2021 Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf-du-Pape Prestige Blanc

This beautiful white wine comes from sandy-clay soil on a 0.4-hectare plot. The vines are grown without pesticides or insecticides and are fertilized only naturally. The Janasse Blanc Prestige is a blend of 70% Roussanne, 15% Grenache (over 60 years old), and 15% Clairette (over 60 years old). The grapes are vinified separately and aged for 14 months in 103-year-old oak barrels. The wine is bottled without filtration.

The Janasse Blanc Tradition is a very serious and superbly elegant wine. It's a complex fruit bomb with peach, citrus, pear, and vanilla. It's highly concentrated yet exceptionally fresh. This combination makes it so incredibly beautiful. It boasts an exciting array of buttered citrus, pineapple, stone fruit, and brioche, while the oak component is perfectly integrated and relegated to the background. Full-bodied, layered, and incredibly textured, it's always fresh and pure. Enjoy this for the next 20 years.

Domaine de la Janasse dates back to 1967 when it was founded by Aimé Sabon with 15 hectares of vineyards. The total area now comprises 55 hectares and is currently run by his son Christophe and his sister Isabelle. The vineyards are situated on challenging soils of gravel, sand, and large boulders. The vines are 40 to 80 years old. Yields are usually less than 30 hl/ha due to strict pruning and a rigorous vendange verte (green season).

Janasse's big breakthrough came in 2007, when their Châteauneuf du Pape "Veilles Vignes" scored 100 Parker points! Year after year, all their wines have been rated excellent. The quality of this estate is so high that even their "regular" Cotes-du-Rhone is already highly regarded worldwide! This is truly a top-notch estate!