DOMAINE LA REMEJEANNE

CÔTES DU RHÔNE

“No one... ever paid much attention to the wines of the out-of-the-way village of Sabran – until a careful, thoughtful winemaker like Rémy Klein came along.” Andrew Jefford, The New France

“With a remarkable love of a job well done, Rémy Klein has shown over many years the potential of the terroir on the left bank of the Rhône.”
Bettane & Desseauve, Le Grand Guide des Vins de France, 2009

Domaine La Remejeanne takes some tracking down. Yet it’s one of those places that is “worth a special journey”, as the Michelin Guide would put it. We made the pilgrimage to Sabran to revisit this wonderful producer, one that we had worked with in the distant past. We won’t bore you with the tales of wrong turns and rural misadventures. Suffice to say, it’s great country – the Rhone proper in your rear-screen mirror and the foothills of the Cevennes ahead. Scenery aside, time spent with main man Rémy Klein, a look at the vineyards and a tasting of the Remejeanne wines told us that this was a producer we needed to start working with again. These are wines that proudly speak of their place – high up in the hills with soils comprised of sand and limestone. The result is a range of fresh, highly refined Côtes du Rhones brimming with fruit and character. They are far cooler and purer than many of the Côtes du Rhones produced at lower altitudes and on alluvial soils which suits us right down to the ground.

To visit the Remejeanne website, click here