Jean-François Jacouton "Souvenir d'André" Saint-Joseph, Rhône Valley, France 2020

FROM DOMAINE JACOUTON:

THE WINE: 50% Marsanne, 50% Roussane. The color is a beautiful clear yellow – the nose with beautiful floral notes and a barely perceptible woodiness. On the palate, the attack is round with a fruity bouquet mixed with aromas of white flowers. The palate is ample and structured by a well-rounded freshness. A good thin and elegant length. As an aperitif (but not iced), Bresse poultry with cream and morel, sole with white butter or even a cheese platter.

THE PRODUCER: Trained at Domaine Courbis, at the southern tip of Saint-Joseph appellation, Jean-François Jacouton continues his apprenticeship in several regions. First in Côte-Rôtie, then in Savoie, he returned in 2003 and became a collaborator in the wine cellar of Tain-l’Hermitage. Driven by the desire to vinify his own grapes and also to meet his customers,he created his cellar in 2010. His grandfather André introduced him, when he was very young, to the pleasures of working in the vineyard. It gave birth to a real passion for Jean-François. This is why he first took over the land of his grandfather, a few miles north of the city of Tournon, leaning against the hills that surround the Rhône Valley. The granitic plateau overlooking the village of Vion makes it a favorite land for Chasselas and Viognier, perched at an altitude of 400 meters. Jean-François brought back this taste of mineral freshness from his years spent in Savoy to enrich his Viognier IGP Colline Rhodaniennes.