Description
Marc Delienne’s La Jacarde is an exceptional white Beaujolais, limited to one bottle per order. It is rare to find such energy in a Beaujolais Chardonnay: freshness and liveliness carry the wine from start to finish. The aromatic complexity (citrus, apples, honeyed notes, hazelnut) coexists with a distinct stony minerality. A refreshing delight, perfect with pike quenelles or sliced andouillette in white wine. Magnificent!
In the vineyard, in the cellar
- Farming: Organic and Biodynamic
- Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
- Terroir: Granite soils
- Age of vines: between 40 and 80 years
- Harvest: Hand-picked
- Vinification: Natural, without additives (indigenous yeasts)
- Ageing: On thick lees
- Alcohol content: 12.5%
Beaujolais white wines are increasingly sought after
Beaujolais white wines account for just 2% of the region’s total wine production. These wines are made from the Chardonnay grape variety, which thrives in the far north of the vineyard and the south-west of Villefranche-sur-Saône. They appeal to wine lovers with their flattering aromatic profile (
white-fleshed fruits, citrus, floral notes), and a rather pleasant fullness and softness. They often lack the tension and liveliness of their Burgundian neighbours. A few rare winemakers, however, manage to bring out their minerality to the full, such as Marc Delienne and his La Jacarde cuvée, with its breathtaking intensity.
What to eat with Marc Delienne’s La Jacarde white Beaujolais?
- Pike quenelles with Nantua sauce
- Sliced andouillette with white wine
- Squid fritters
