2023 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 exclusively with natural fertilizer. 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. It is bottled without filtering.

The Janasse Blanc Tradition is a very serious and super elegant wine. It is a complex fruit bomb (with peach, citrus, pear, and vanilla). The wine is very concentrated yet possesses outstanding freshness. This combination makes this wine so incredibly beautiful. The wine features an exciting amount of buttery citrus, pineapple, stone fruit, and brioche, where the oak component is perfectly integrated and relegated to the background. The wine is full-bodied, layered, and incredibly textured, yet 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 vineyard. The total area now comprises 55 hectares, and it is currently run by his son Christophe and his sister Isabelle. The vineyards are situated on difficult soil consisting of gravel, sand, and large stones. The vines are 40 to 80 years old. The yield is usually less than 30 hl/ha due to strict pruning and a rigorous green harvest.

Janasse's major breakthrough came in 2007, when their Châteauneuf du Pape "Veilles Vignes" scored 100 Parker points!! Year after year, all their wines score excellently. The quality of this domaine is so great that even their "regular" Cotes-du-Rhone already enjoys a high reputation worldwide! This is truly a TOP domaine!