{"product_id":"jean-baptiste-souillard-viognier-vdf-2024-75cl","title":"Jean-Baptiste Souillard Viognier VDF 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eCountry: France\u003cbr\u003eRegion: Rhône\u003cbr\u003eGrape: Viognier\u003cbr\u003eColour: White\u003cbr\u003eBottle Size: 75cl\u003cbr\u003eAlcohol: 11.5%\u003cbr\u003eVintage: 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCER NOTES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rising star of the Northern Rhône, Jean-Baptiste returned to St Joseph after working in New Zealand, Australia, California, Bordeaux and Burgundy. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe has sought out small high altitude parcels that express balance and elegance. Quantities of each cuvée are often tiny as Jean Baptiste seeks to focus on single parcel expressions.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eVinification is simple, lots of air on the whites no sulphur during fermentation producing very classic flavours.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eVery much vin de garde rather than vin de soif, Jean-Baptiste is forging his own path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch6\u003eFARMING \u0026amp; WINEMAKING NOTES\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Baptiste seeks freshness in his wines, so has sought out vines mainly on the top of slopes as well as being planted on granite. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll his vineyards are listed as ‘lute raisonnée’\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis Vins de France whites are partially crushed, his ‘village’ or ‘cru’ whites are lightly crushed.  He uses small vertical presses to extract some tannin and bitterness for his whites to give them support and ageability—”\u003cem\u003ela voie de amers” \u003c\/em\u003e(the bitter road).\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe likes to ‘explode’ the whites with air, allowing for the use of no sulphur in the beginning by oxidizing the wines early.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eClassic élevage, old school principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViognier grapes grown at 400m in a sunny spot giving a balanced ripeness. The Viognier is direct pressed, then a 1-2 month indigenous yeast fermentation, 100% malolactic fermentation and aged for 1 year in oak barrels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:left;font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px;color:black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Baptiste Souillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56248809226619,"sku":"JBSVIO24B","price":27.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0011\/4062\/1412\/files\/264_Image1_8a190459-1d90-48c9-b30f-3b99a1e2c03c.jpg?v=1778682639","url":"https:\/\/www.unchartedwines.com\/products\/jean-baptiste-souillard-viognier-vdf-2024-75cl","provider":"Uncharted Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}