DOMAINE DU JONCIER, MARINE ROUSSEL
LVT 2018 r 2018 wh 2019 rosé After organic debuts, a biodynamic domaine. Good quality, interesting wines, the Lirac Le Blanc white has become a Vin de France, has character, bears oxidative notions, but its composition isn't oxidised. It is now raised part in jar, part in cask, and is very much a table wine. The Lirac Les Muses is 90% Mourvèdre (1975-77, mid-1990s); the 2014 was an exciting **** wine, the ****(*) 2015 full of gusto, highly recommended. The other two 2015 Lirac reds, Le Classique and Le Gourmand were both **** wines. All reds are underground concrete vat raised. The 2018 harvest was so small - 7 hl/ha - that Marine was forced to buy organic harvest from Costières de Nîmes to issue what is usually her Côtes du Rhône red, which was therefore Vin de France, a ***(*) with very likeable fruit, nevertheless.
Marine Roussel, Bert van den Abeele 5 rue de La Combe 30126 Tavel
Tel: +33(0)466 50 27 70
http://www.domainedujoncier.com
contact@domainedujoncier.com
Countries exported to:1) USA 2) Belgium 3) Japan
Percentage Exported: 70%
British Importers: Flint Wines 16 Stannary Street London SE11 4AA +44(0)207 582 2500 www.flintwines.com info@flintwines.com Stone, Vine & Sun, Twyford, Hampshire www.stonevine.co.uk
USA Importers: Kermit Lynch San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California
Quotes
“I seek originality and expression in my Le Blanc Lirac – a balance between matter and freshness.”
Marine Roussel
“I have gone from soft extraction on my reds to very soft extraction.” June 2016
Marine Roussel
“You don’t necessarily have to do short alcoholic fermentations for light, quaffable wines. You can leave it quietly, and the wine takes on length and roundness in the mid-palate. My Côtes du Rhône L’O de Joncier is an example.”
Marine Roussel
“2014 is a clear, fresh vintage – I love it.”
Marine Roussel
“At Lirac I have three wines, which represent three interpretations of the same terroir. The percentages of the varieties change like an artist’s palette of differing colours.”
Marine Roussel
“I like the offbeat years such as 2014 – they have elegance, freshness, purity. During the summer we had enormous rain, during harvest also, and had to do a lot of discarding. We lost 15-20%. I didn’t expect purity and balance – I was expecting wines that wouldn’t be clean and clear. They aren’t keeping wines, but they are charming.”
Marine Roussel
“2015 is beau, from the point of view of the juice etc, it’s pretty rich , but isn’t my preferred vintage, since I like years that are charming and pure, such as 2014. 2015 needs time, is concentrated.”
Marine Roussel
“The harvest in 2018 was a disaster – 7 hl/ha. I had to buy crop for my Côtes du Rhône red. The mildew was very dry, and went when we destemmed. The wines are jolis, have balance, and despite everything are approachable, open.”
Marine Roussel