Incognito C Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 4 years of the vintage to fully appreciate its fresh, aromatic intensity.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curries, pan-seared scallops, fresh goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Paul Jaboulet Aîné's 'Incognito' series is a playful and clever concept designed to showcase classic Rhône varietals with a touch of mystery. The 'Incognito C Blanc' centers around the Viognier grape, with the 'C' coyly hinting at its stylistic spiritual home of Condrieu in the northern Rhône. Crafted with the same meticulous care as the estate's historic appellation wines, this cuvée is sourced from vineyards featuring the characteristic granitic and sandy soils of the region. By releasing it under a more flexible designation, the winemaking team delivers a wine of exceptional purity, focusing on the vibrant, exotic aromatics of Viognier—such as white peach, apricot, and spring blossoms—supported by a fresh, mineral-driven texture that makes it both accessible and highly intriguing.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1834 by Antoine Jaboulet on the sun-drenched granite slopes of Tain-l'Hermitage, Maison Paul Jaboulet Aîné stands as one of the Rhône Valley's most storied viticultural estates. Acquired in 2006 by the Frey family, the domain experienced a profound renaissance under the stewardship of master oenologist and viticulturist Caroline Frey, who converted its extensive Northern Rhône holdings to certified organic viticulture alongside rigorous biodynamic regimens. While globally renowned for its legendary Hermitage reds like La Chapelle, the estate crafts equally sublime white wines from premier terroirs spanning Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Condrieu, and the Southern Rhône. Here, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, and Grenache Blanc are harvested at meticulous phenolic maturity from complex alluvial pebbles, loess, and fractured granitic soils. Vinified with gentle gravity flow, temperature-regulated fermentation, and judicious French oak contact on fine lees, Jaboulet whites—exemplified by Chevalier de Stérimberg, Domaine de Thalabert Mule Blanche, and Les Jalets Blanc—deliver exceptional minerality, textural waxiness, and refined age-worthy precision.
🍇 Grapes
Viognier 100%
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%