Rolle, also known as Vermentino in Italy, is a white grape variety that thrives in warm, Mediterranean climates. It is widely cultivated across Provence, Corsica, Languedoc, and the southern Rhône in France, as well as in Sardinia, Liguria, and Tuscany in Italy.
Rolle wines are prized for their aromatic complexity, typically offering bright notes of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white peach, and pear, complemented by distinctive herbal undertones of fennel, sage, and rosemary. A hallmark of the variety is its natural minerality and subtle saline quality, reflecting the grape's affinity for coastal and limestone-rich terroirs.
Despite warm growing conditions, Rolle retains excellent natural acidity, producing wines with freshness, structure, and balance. The grape yields both outstanding single-varietal whites and plays a key role in blends with Viognier, Sémillon, and Sauvignon Blanc, particularly in IGP Méditerranée wines. Most Rolle-based wines are best enjoyed young for their vivid fruit and aromatic charm, though well-crafted bottlings can gain complexity with a few years of cellar aging.
Maionnette Mediterranee Blanc is made from 30% Rolle, 30% Viognier, 20% Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc.
Domaine de la Maïonnette is produced from grapes benefiting from an ideal location next to the river and planted on a clay-limestone based soil with a silty character, which brings suppleness, roundness and lightness to the wines.
La Maionnette is a brilliant straw yellow colored white offering delicate aromas of citrus fruits, and fresh notes of pear and apricot. Rich and round on the palate, and a good balance.
Maionnette Mediterranee Blanc is made from 30% Rolle, 30% Viognier, 20% Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc.
Domaine de la Maïonnette is produced from grapes benefiting from an ideal location next to the river and planted on a clay-limestone based soil with a silty character, which brings suppleness, roundness and lightness to the wines.
La Maionnette is a brilliant straw yellow colored white offering delicate aromas of citrus fruits, and fresh notes of pear and apricot. Rich and round on the palate, and a good balance.
All older vintage wines have been purchased from a single collectors cellar. Pictures can be requested before shipment.
Sainte-Marie Bourgogne Blanc Vieilles Vignes is made from 100 percent Chardonnay.
The wine has a perfect light yellow color with green hues. Nose of white flower, sweet spice and bitter orange. Fresh and delicious attack. It shows roundness and a slight buttery note with a very saline finish that makes you slightly salivate.
Excellent with Seafood, grilled fish, clams and oysters of course. Also great with goat cheese or Comté cheese.
Aged on lees for 6 months in stainless steel vats. Adjustment of sulphites at the end of MLF and before bottling. Filtration on earth then on 1.2µ cartridge after bonding with bentonite.Machine harvest, and direct pressing with a pneumatic horizontal press. Static settling. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel vats with native yeast and bacteria.
This wine is declassified Chablis, due to exceeding the volume limit per hectare it could not be labeled Chablis. They call it “over-production” Burgundy, but we call it an outstanding value. This exact same juice is selling for three times as much under the Chablis AOC label!