Description
Not white, not red, or both! … it’s the Blouge Festival of the Jonc Blanc estate, signed by Isabelle Carles and Franck Pascal. A blend of white grape varieties (50%) and red grape varieties (50%), the wine shines with its formidable drinkability. A sense of omnipresent fruit, greed, lightness, energy: here is a wine that calls for celebration and simple pleasures between friends.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
The cuvée Blouge Festival from the Jonc Blanc estate in detail:
- Region: Southwest
- Appellation: Vin de France
- Winemakers: Isabelle Carles and Franck Pascal
- Grape varieties: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon (50%) + Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc (50%)
- Method of working: Certified organic
- Soils: Clay-limestone
- Management of the vineyards: Guyot
- Age of the vines: between 15 and 40 years old
- Vinification: Classic in stainless steel tanks by reassembly and moistening of the marc until the end of alcoholic fermentation. Breeding: Stainless steel tanks, on fine lees
What to eat with the Blouge Festival cuvée from Domaine Jonc Blanc?
- Aperitifs
- Pizzas and pies
- Simple grills
what is the blouge ?
Made from a blend of white and red grape varieties, the “blouge” is an explosive wine that could make many followers. The “blouge”, by its combination of freshness, acidity and tannins, is a serious alternative to rosé.
An alternative to rosé
The result of macerating red grape varieties in a must of white grapes, the “blouge” embodies the blend culture dear to the Bordeaux terroir that gave rise to this astonishing blend. Sometimes judged for its conservatism, the region is teeming with daring winegrowers, not hesitating to free themselves from the rigidity of the specifications.
(read more: la Revue du Vin de France)
