Domaine de la Jobeline - Mâcon Verze - En Prévisy 2017
Domaine de la Jobeline is located in Verzé, a small historic village in the Mâconnais of Burgundy. The Maillet familytakes its roots in the region of Burgundy 400 years ago. The domaine was created in 2014 by Pierre Maillet, initially a member of a wine cooperative, with the will to continue the family legacy started by his grandfather. He owns 11 hectares of vineyards, located between 250 and 380 meters, benefiting from a cool climate. Over the past 12 years, a project of restructuring and replanting has been undertaken. Daily, the land is worked sustainably, in a way to maintain living organisms and the natural occurring ecosystem present in the terroir. The newest rootstock is planted in accordance to the soil’s physico-chemical analysis results, the clones are chosen depending on the land parcel and some old vines from 1957 have been kept. The vineyard manager, Laurent Alexandre, has previously worked amongst the most reputable estates of the region.
The Mâcon-Verzé « En Prévisy » is made from Chardonnay grown at 360 metres of altitude where clusters show nice ripeness. Half of the harvest is fermented in thermos-regulated vats, the other half is fermented in oak barrels of various age with regular lees stirring. The wine is aged for 12 months before blending of the batches and bottling.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay