Wednesday, June 4 & 11, Webster Wine Bar will showcase Fabien Jouves' wines for the Wednesday night flight. My wide eye encounter and star struck winemaker experience from several years ago left an impact. I have always been delighted by the vibrant hues and lucidity of his wines. I came up with a new word, “Landarchy” or “Landarchist” and I feel that Fabien's wines hold this character. What exactly does that mean in farming? You be the judge.

“Fabien Jouves’ family has a long history farming grapes in Cahors. The domaine is a 6th generation property and is located in Causses (an Occitan word meaning limestone plateau), on the highest slopes of the Cahors appellation. His family’s 22 hectares sit atop the hills of Quercy at over 1,100 feet. The high elevation guarantees low nighttime temperatures, which partly explains the freshness and vivacity of the wines.” From Cream Wine

“His Vin de France (Vin de Soif) tier is his creative outlet, and showcases the grapes excluded from the modern AOC such as Jurançon Noir, Gamay and Chenin Blanc. Each of Fabien’s Vin de Terroir cuvées is a vineyard designate wine, which is why he uses a Burgundy bottle instead of the traditional Bordeaux. Similar to Burgundy, the focus is on showcasing the various differences in soil composition. Fabien even goes one step further and lists the soil type on the front label of each cuvée.” From Cream Wine

Fabien farms biodynamically and cares about about showcasing the many expressions of Côt (Malbec). I asked Andy Pates, Cream Wine distributor/ importer/ tricycle racer, to describe Fabien Jouves in 3 words; Andy's reply was “Ebullient Impish Tornado” and think those are quite worthy descriptors. Fabien's wine are fluid like beautiful water colors dancing on hot pressed paper that leave honest visual reflections of the land that keep wandering forward. - catieo