2023 Domaine de la Graveirette ‘Ju de Vie’ Blanc

30% Clairette, 30% Grenache Blanc, 30% Roussanne, 10% Bourboulenc, all farmed organically and biodynamically. The grapes are harvested early in the morning, before daybreak, to protect them from the day’s heat. Cold settling, fermentation using natural yeasts. Vinification and aging for 5 months in steel tanks. No malolactic fermentation to preserve freshness and acidity. 13% alcohol. 

Classic white Rhône blend, perfumed, floral with great minerality and freshness. Clairette lifts this blend by bringing notes of peach, citrus fruit with balanced acidity.

After studying viticulture and winemaking in Beaune in Burgundy, Julien Mus returned to his family domaine on the outskirts of Chateauneuf du Pape in Bedarrides. Until then the grapes from the domaine were sold to the local cooperative.

Julien has been working organically since 2012 and biodynamically since 2015; his vineyards consists of 10 hectares split between Chateauneuf du Pape, Côtes du Rhône and Vin de Pays designated vineyards near Courthezon.

Julien’s wines are very pure, extractions are light and vinification is done with minimal intervention not using any additives, exclusively in stainless or cement vats. No barrels are used including for the Chateauneuf du Pape wines. All wines are therefore marked by their minerality, refreshing acidity and purity. Making honest wines with typicity and terroir expression are Julien main goals.