Les Sauvageres
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
spicy Asian dishes, grilled prawns, fresh goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Named 'Les Sauvagères'—evoking the wild, untamed spirit of the landscape and the temperamental nature of the grape itself—this white wine is a vibrant expression of Viognier from the northern Rhône. Historically, Viognier was nearly extinct in the mid-20th century, but passionate producers like Jaboulet helped rescue this highly aromatic variety from obscurity. Grown on the granitic soils that characterize the steep slopes of the region, the grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness to balance Viognier's natural opulence with refreshing acidity. Vinified primarily in temperature-controlled stainless steel to preserve its intense floral and stone fruit aromatics, this cuvée captures the pure, exotic essence of the varietal with Jaboulet's signature precision 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
Viognier
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%