Family and Background:
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Château
Joanny was built in the Comtat Venaissin state forest, in 1880
by Joanny Dupond, a long-standing, loyal friend of the famous
entomologist and naturalist Jean-Henri Fabre, who was also his
neighbour.
An experienced winemaker and veritable pioneer of the Côtes-du-Rhône
wines, Joanny Dupond was |
finely tuned to the potential of the soil.
T
oday, the 140-hectare wine estate, which covers
one single stretch of land, includes 120 hectares in vineyard production.
A Soil:
The vineyards
benefit from magnificent exposure along a plateau on the southern
slopes of the Uchaux massif, located in the heart of the Côtes
du Rhône Villages appellation.
The clayey-chalky-siliceous soil covered with round river pebbles,
the bright Mediterranean sunshine and the healthy Mistral wind
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c
ombine to enhance the early maturation of the
grapes grown on vinestock which is an average of 25 years old.
The terroir in the Uchaux massif is fully and powerfully revealed
in these red, rosé and white wines.
Harmonious Blends:
The well-balanced proportion of the noble Rhone
Valley varietals also adds to the high quality of the Château
Joanny wines:
• Grenache (60%) and Syrah (25%) make up the base of our red
and rosé wines. Grenache provides power, fullness, fleshiness
and vigour, while the Syrah adds aromatic complexity, colour, and
fine, elegant tannins.
• Grenache Blanc, Clairette Blanche, Viognier and Roussane
work together in the composition of the white wines, creating delicate
balance between freshness, aromas, fleshiness and complexity.
Savoir-faire and technology serving tradition:
At Château Joanny, the winemaker completes
the work done by man and nature, allowing the terroir to express
its potential.
Joanny Dupond's descendants have always worked with the very latest
technological resources, using them in respect of savoir-faire and
tradition.
The modern wine cellar and equipment testify to this ongoing investment.
The Côtes-du-Rhône red wines reveal, great fruit, intensity
and distinctive complexity ; white wines are very intense, with
great expression of floral aromas, and are surprisingly capable
of ageing (2 to 3 years).
Totally in harmony with the spirit of southern France, the reds,
the rosés and the whites all team beautifully with traditional
Provencal cuisine.
The Spirit of Nature, the Spirit of Jean-Henri
Fabre:
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At Château
Joanny, the idea of sustainable development has long been a
daily reality.
Influenced by his close neighbour and loyal friend Jean-Henry
Fabre, the forerunner of today's notions of bio-diversity and
natural balance, Joanny Dupond handed down to his descendants
important values of respect for the terroir and |
balance between the vineyards and the surrounding
environment.
This guiding spirit is clearly seen today in
the daily work in the vineyards, which is based on long-term, careful
consideration of ecological balance and quality production.
