Meet the producers: Antoine and Laurence Joly
After deciding that studying city water waste management wasn’t for him, Antoine took over from his dad Pierre in 1998. Shortly joined by his wife Laurence they began making and bottling their own wine. Organic since the 1970’s Pierre had used to sell grapes his grapes to the local co-op. Vineyards are planted with Grenache and Syrah. Very intense vineyard work allows for early harvest, resulting in less-concentrated and lower-alcohol wines. They hand-harvest their 18 hectares of vines, don’t use synthetic yeasts, and don’t fine or filter.
La Roche Buissière
DOMAINE
La Roche Buissière
WINEMAKER
Antoine and Laurence Joly
VINEYARD
18ha, organic (certified)
BOTTLES PRODUCED
60,000
COUNTRY, REGION, SUBREGION
France, Southern Rhône, Vaison-la-Romaine
After deciding that studying city water waste management wasn’t for him, Antoine took over from his dad Pierre in 1998. Shortly joined by his wife Laurence they began vinifying and bottling their own wine.
Organic since the 1970’s Pierre had used to sell grapes his grapes to the local co-op.
Vineyards are planted with Grenache and Syrah. Very intense vineyard work allows for early harvest, resulting in less-concentrated and lower-alcohol wines.
They hand-harvest, don’t use synthetic yeasts, and don’t fine or filter.
WINES
RED
A nice mix between body and freshness, this is such a crowd-pleaser on the table, perfect pizza wine, or for hearty pastas. Juicy fruit, a nice broad brushstroke of tannin, good acidity.
Style: Still
Producer: La Roche Buissière
Country: France
Region: Côtes du Rhône
Grapes: Grenache, Syrah
ABV: 13.5
Sulphur: less than 20mg/l added