La Roche
From Jean-Christophe's older plot (around 70 years-old now). This is pressed slowly in Jean-Christophe's basket press, over the course of 2-3 days. Aged on the lees in old barrels. There are very slight oxidative notes here, and lovely structure. The finish goes on and on with a touch of lemon candy and stone fruit.
JC Garnier
Jean-Christophe was a sommelier before deciding to pack it in and actually make the stuff. He studied winemaking in the Loire and after a stage with Marc Angeli bought a few plots of vines and started making his own wine.
He has some 60-year-old and 40-year-old Chenin vines and a bit of Cabernet Franc, Grolleau, Gamay and Pineau d’Aunis. The vines grow on schist, limestone and marl – the distinctive terroir of the Layon valley. It is not just the vineyards that make JCG’s wines so special; his Chenins spend a long time pressing softly so as to extract the juice gently – there can be a delicate oxidative quality that adds to the complexity of these wines.
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From Jean-Christophe's older plot (around 70 years-old now). This is pressed slowly in Jean-Christophe's basket press, over the course of 2-3 days. Aged on the lees in old barrels. There are very slight oxidative notes here, and lovely structure. The finish goes on and on with a touch of lemon candy and stone fruit.
JC Garnier
Jean-Christophe was a sommelier before deciding to pack it in and actually make the stuff. He studied winemaking in the Loire and after a stage with Marc Angeli bought a few plots of vines and started making his own wine.
He has some 60-year-old and 40-year-old Chenin vines and a bit of Cabernet Franc, Grolleau, Gamay and Pineau d’Aunis. The vines grow on schist, limestone and marl – the distinctive terroir of the Layon valley. It is not just the vineyards that make JCG’s wines so special; his Chenins spend a long time pressing softly so as to extract the juice gently – there can be a delicate oxidative quality that adds to the complexity of these wines.
