Anne and Jean-François GANEVAT - Victor de la Combe
Domaine Jean-François Ganevat is located in La Combe de Rotalier in the Jura region of France. The estate has been family-owned since 1650 and is currently run by Jean-François Ganevat , who trained and worked until 1998 at Domaine Jean-Marc Morey in Chassagne-Montrachet, before returning to his family estate. Ganevat's production is small, but consists of around forty different vintages that aim to highlight the terroir, grape variety or winemaking style. The 13-hectare estate has been certified biodynamic since 2014. Jean-François Ganevat uses ancient and individualized winemaking techniques: destemming is done by hand, no new oak is used, the white wines are aged on lees for a minimum of two years and, since 2006, he has completely eradicated the use of sulfur.
The estate also sources grapes from Alsace, Savoie and Beaujolais to produce vintages under the Vin de France appellation. These vintages, blended with purchased grapes and those from the estate, allow Jean-François Ganevat and his wife Anne to use all the varieties of indigenous grape varieties and to produce unique, declassified wines.
Victor de la Combe is made from old Chardonnay vines from the Mâconnais. The vines are planted on sloping terrains mainly limestone and marl-limestone and the brown soils are superficial. The wine was vinified for more than 2 years in tuns , with indigenous yeasts. It is not filtered and no sulfur is added during bottling.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
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