Description
As he freely admits, Jean-Charles had the luck of growing up in the wine industry in Burgundy and has turned his innate passion for the family business into a global wine empire. His parents, Jean-Claude and Claudine Boisset founded their winery in the village of Vougeot in 1961 and then purchased vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin. Their holdings in different parts of the Côte-de-Nuits and Côte-de-Beaune grew over time until Jean-Charles and his sister, Nathalie, combined them all under the Le Domaine de La Vougeraie name in 1999. In doing so, the siblings evolved the Boisset family Burgundy business from a négotiant-éleveur (a négotiant that may improve the quality of wine bought in bulk before bottling and putting their name on the label) into a “vinicutlteur” or one who takes a deeper, more direct interest in the actual practice of winegrowing and vineyard management. The move was so successful that Jean-Charles embarked on a mission to acquire other historic family-owned estates in and outside of France and purchased, among others in California, DeLoach Vineyards in Russian River Valley, Raymond Winery in Napa Valley and Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma (California’s first premium winery founded in 1857) under the Boisset Collection name. In an effort to be kind to the environment, improve the quality of the wines and create sustainability for future generations, Jean-Charles converted the Boisset Collection vineyards all over the world (in Canada and England as well) to organic and biodynamic farming.
The JCB CAVIAR is a blend of 85% Chardonnay and 15% Aligoté. Traditional Crémant de Bourgogne production process, aged for at least 18 months on lees in the bottle. This charming Blanc de Blancs is clean and focused, with delicate scents of apples, the blossoms and citrus zest. The palate is light with a frothy mousse and pronounced flavors of green apple, lemon pith and underripe yellow peach. Artfully balanced with a softly fruited, fresh, mineral-kissed finish.
