1967Aim Sabon
1973AimCourthzonLa JanasseDomaine de la Janasse1590
1991AimChristophe SabonBeauneMconLa Janasse2001AimIsabelleAimHlneLa Janasse


Cotes du Rhone

40% Grenache,20% Mourvdre, 20% Carignan, 15% Syrah5% Cinsault

(James Suckling’s rating: 91 points)
GrenacheCotes-du-Rhone

In 1967, Aim Saboncame back from his military service. He took over his father’s vines, who used to take his grapes to the wine cooperative.In 1973, Aim built his own cellar. Domaine de la Janasse was born and named after the family farm that was in Courthzon, in the locality of La Janasse. Aim was ambitious. He knew he had fabulous soil and he wanted to expand the estate by acquiring new plots. From 15 hectares at the very beginning, La Janasse has now reached more than 90 hectares.

In 1991, after a technical diploma in viticulture and oenology in Beaune, and another one in marketing in Mcon, Christophe Sabon Aims eldest son came back to La Janasse where he was given the keys to the cellar. From then different cuvees were developed, new markets conquered. In 2001, Isabelle Aims daughter graduated as an oenologist from the University of Toulouse, and joined the team. With Hlne, Aims wife, the family was reunited again in La Janasse.

Appellation:
Cotes du Rhone

Country of origin:
France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
40% Grenache,20% Mourvdre, 20% Carignan, 15% Syrah and 5% Cinsault

Tasting Notes:
(James Suckling’s rating: 91 points)
The floral side of the grenache grape gives this generous but very nicely balanced Cotes-du-Rhone a lot of charm, and when it leaps onto your palate it steadily gains in depth, thanks to the gentle tannins that build nicely. Wet-earth and warm terra-cotta notes add interest at the polished finish. Drink now.