Domaine de Juchepie - La Passion de Juchepie 2002
Domaine de Juchepie is located in Bellevigne-en-Layon, in Anjou, in the Loire Valley. The owners, Eddy and Mileine Oosterlinck-Bracke, are originally from Belgium. In 1985, whilst visiting France on holidays, they discovered a traditional farmstyle house on top of a hill planted with old vines; the “longère” was supposed to become their holiday-home. The property had no infrastructure and a small 0.35-ha vineyard on the beautiful slope of Juchepie in Coteaux du Layon. The couple decided that when Eddie would turn 50 years-old, they would trade their life to become winegrowers in France. It gave them 15 years to establish the domaine and its small structure and extend the vineyard to 6 hectares. On the 1st of October 2001, they moved permanently to Juchepie. The vines at Juchepie have been grown organically since 1994, and biodynamics have been implemented from 2007.
La Passion is a sweet wine from the Coteaux du Layon appellation. This 2002 vintage is made from shrivelled Chenin Blanc grapes grown on the Churelles and Quarts plots. The wine is aged in partially new barrels for 18 months. The 2002 vintage is a very great vintage for the wines of the Coteaux du Layon appellation.
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc