Les Jalets Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, roasted chicken with herbs, fresh goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the stony terraces of the Crozes-Hermitage appellation, 'Les Jalets' takes its name from the ancient French word for the smooth, round pebbles ('jalets') deposited here by retreating alpine glaciers. These stones absorb the heat of the Rhône sun by day and radiate it back to the vines at night, imparting a distinctive warmth and mineral complexity to the wine. Crafted by the historic house of Paul Jaboulet Aîné, this white wine is a pure expression of the Marsanne grape, vinified primarily in stainless steel tanks to preserve its vibrant fruit character, delicate floral aromas, and crisp, refreshing acidity. It represents a beautifully accessible introduction to the white wines of the Northern Rhône, showcasing the estate's commitment to expressing terroir with clarity and elegance.
🍾 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
100% Marsanne
🍷 ABV
13-13.5%