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This is a classic La garagista wine, made since our beginning.
The name comes from the vessel it’s aged in: the beautiful glass demijohn. We love fermenting and aging in this vessel. The glass captures a purity and freshness from the wine and the round shape keeps the fermentation circulating. We’ve always been curious about the name. Where did it come from? The story goes that in 1347 Queen Joanna of Naples was exiled to Avignon. Caught in the mistral, she sought refuge in the small castle of a gentleman glazier. When she was shown into his atelier the next day, she startled the artisan at his work. The result was a bulbous vessel that could hold ten liters. Instead of calling the broad-shaped bottle Jeanne-Reine, the modest queen suggested he call it Lady Jane, or Dame-Jeanne. Our damejeanne is a red cuvée of Marquette made from the Vergennes vineyard, fermented on its skins with native yeasts and blended after a period of élevage in glass demijohns.
2022 was a warm year with drought-like conditions. Damejeanne is always fruity yet savory, a little smoky and a lot peppery, happy with such dishes like roast pork, duck confit, chicken cutlets, creamy tomato soup, grilled steak even. Marquette, wild yeast, no added sulfites, grown on clay and limestone.
Maker Name
Deirdre Heekin
Vineyard/Orchard Name
Vergennes - Les Carouges
Small domaine with 4 vineyard parcels and winery in Vermont making natural wines and ciders.
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