Domaine Jessiaume
The Domaine was created in 1850 by the Jessiaume family.
Between 2006 and 2020, the Domaine was owned by a Scottish businessman, Sir David Murray. After generations of Jessiaume making the wines, a new team has arrived in 2014 and the Domaine changed its direction. The wines are hand crafted with minimal intervention. In order to do that, new investments in equipment and renovating the winery took place immediately. Harvest and sorting are done by hand. Small elevators are used to fill the tanks. Vinifications are done with natural yeasts and the extractions are gentle and controlled. The goal is to obtain elegant and fine wines which respect the terroir.
The year 2020 marked a big turn for Domaine Jessiaume. Sir David Murray sold the Domaine to Dr Jean-François Le Bigot. The team stayed and focused on the quality. The vines and the wines are now organic and new investments in the winery were made. A new system to manage the temperature of the wines was installed. A strict selection of barrels from the best barrel makers was started.
Future
Vine plantations are done and the Domaine looks to extend the vineyard. New cuvées will be made and the bottle production will at least double in the years to come without any concession on quality.
The philosophy
In addition to converting to organic viticulture, they use gentle methods to achieve a high level of quality. During winemaking, they avoid chaptalization when the vintage allows and they perform fermentations with natural yeasts from the grapes. They intervene as little as possible during the elevage and prefer to work by gravity, natural clarification and low doses of sulphites.
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