back

Julien Pilon Marsanne/Rousanne Le Bruit des Vagues 2021

France, Rhone Valley

Pure Marsanne, Le bruit des vagues is a great introduction to Pilon’s style. It is kept fresh and pure, so lovely to drink now.

Means "The sound of waves".

Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Appellation	IGP Des Collines Rhodaniennes
Winery	Domaine Julien Pilon
Vintage	2021
Color	White
Grapes	Marsanne

¥4,250 (incl. tax)

Pure Marsanne, Le bruit des vagues is a great introduction to Pilon’s style. It is kept fresh and pure, so lovely to drink now.

Means "The sound of waves".

Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Appellation	IGP Des Collines Rhodaniennes
Winery	Domaine Julien Pilon
Vintage	2021
Color	White
Grapes	Marsanne

Owning & Enjoying

Tasting notes

The wine relies on a beautifully pure expression of melon, fennel and white peach flavors with lovely floral lift through the finish. Great freshness on the palate thanks to a subtle bitterness.

Pairing

Appetizers, white fish carpaccio.

Production

Terroir

Granitic soil from near St Joseph

Vinification

Direct pressing and settling before fermentation in old barrels. The ageing last 10 months in used barrels. Malolactic fermentation is done. No steering.

Data

Closure	Natural Cork
Volume	750ml
Alcohol	13,5%
Product Code	21W901
Inventory	In Stock (149)

Winery

Winery Description

Native of the Rhône Valley, Julien Pilon spent more than 10 years working in Spain and Roussillon, learning winemaking in famous wineries such as Mas Amiel (Roussillon), Terra Remonta (Spain) and Jean Pierre Villa (Rhone). Julien Pilon described himself as a landless winemaker when he started on his own in 2010.

*“I will always remember my first vintage. I didn’t have any warehouse to make my wine, so I created one in the middle of the garage of my parents.”*

In the vinyard
He began as a negociant and selecting very carefully the grapes to vinify. He started with 1.5 hectars and now the domain is a modest 5 hectares of vines, some owned, some rented, while the majority of the production is still sourced from purchased grapes.
The harvest is manual and he start his conversion to organic agriculture.

Vinification
80 percent of Julien’s production is white. He strives to produce white wines with flesh but with maximum freshness too. He wants to make balanced and precise whites. He is producing some of the most exciting Rhône whites - wines of genuine flair and class. The wines are very much in the image of the vigneron too – understated, stylish and relying more on nuance than overt power.”

In just a few vintages, his whites are among the best in the region. We recommend you start tracking them down now, before word really gets out.