2015 VDF - Lunatik Lady Land
2015 VDF - Lunatik Lady Land
Jean declassified the 2015 St Joseph BLanc as it was too oxidative for the appellation. They thought better to change the name so as to not mislead customers. Rich, textured with a nutty oxidative character.
Cuvée: Lunatik Lady Land
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Roussane, Marsanne
Vintage: 2015
Lunatik Lady Land comes from steep slopes of silt, clay & granite. It would in ordinary years be bottled under the Saint-Joseph AOC, rather than as a Vin de France. Jean explains:
"Lunatik Ladyland used to be AOC St Joseph but then it was declassified to Vin de France as it was too oxidised. We chose to declassify the wine as we thought that when people order a classic St Joseph they will expect something entirely different. So it was better to change the name and appellation so we don't mislead our customers. It's a Roussanne Marsanne blend harvested at good maturity and aged one year in barrels, then in stainless steel for another year. We then left it on the side for the wine to stabilise further"