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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Jasnières “Dyane”
Chenin Blanc 12-35 years old Clay, limestone, silex 1 ha total
Jasnières “Ad’Elles”
Chenin Blanc Planted in 2010 Clay, limestone, silex 1 ha total
Jasnières “Chant de Vigne”
Chenin Blanc 35 years old Clay, limestone, silex 1 ha total
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

•  Vineyards farmed by hand and worked with donkey-drawn plough
•  Southern and southwestern exposure
•  Grapes are harvested by hand into small buckets
•  Harvest in multiple passes within each parcel to obtain desired ripeness levels
•  Direct pressing after harvest
•  After pressing, the juice is fed to stainless steel tanks by gravity for an overnight débourbage (settling of the must)
•  The next day, the juice is racked to barrel for fermentation
•  Spontaneous fermentations with indigenous yeast
•  Wines ferment fully dry and complete malolactic fermentation
•  Aged in barrel for a minimum of 18 months with no racking
•  Barrels range from 125L to 450L and are replaced occasionally as needed
•  Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered
•  Minimal sulfur doses added only at bottling

Jasnières “Dyane”
•  A selection from one or more parcels harvested early and bottled young, intended to yield a fruit-forward style that drinks well young
•  In 2022, sourced mainly from the parcel Au pas de l’âne with some fruit from Chant de vigne
•  Named after the old car model Citroën Dyane, pictured on the label

Jasnières “Ad’Elles”
•  A selection of barrels from the parcel Au pas de l’âne, bottled apart in the 2020 vintage to honor the birth of Christine’s granddaughter, Adèle

Jasnières “Chant de Vigne”
•  A single-vineyard bottling from the Chant de vigne parcel (mid-slope with southern exposure)

General Information

Country
France
Region
Loire
Appellation(s)
Jasnières
Producer
Christine de Mianville
Founded
2003
Annual Production
450 cases
Farming
Organic (certified)
Website
http://www.demianville-jasnieres.fr

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