Domaine des Miroirs Jura I need the sun 2018 Bouteille (75cl)
Domaine des Miroirs I Need the Sun 2018 is a Côtes du Jura white wine produced in the Jura by Domaine des Miroirs. This cuvée is 100% Chardonnay, organically farmed on marl soils. The grapes are destemmed and macerated for two weeks in stainless steel vats before native yeast fermentation. The wine is aged for two years in old barrels and foudres, followed by one year in bottle, with no fining, filtration, or added sulfur.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Jura
- Appellation
- Côtes du Jura
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine des Miroirs
- Cuvée
- I Need the Sun
- Millésime
- 2018
Domaine des Miroirs
Domaine des Miroirs is a small Jura wine estate based in Grusse, in the Sud-Revermont region. Founded by Kenjiro Kagami and his wife Mayumi, it cultivates a vineyard of around 3.2 hectares, planted mainly with Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard and Trousseau. Kenjiro Kagami personally oversees the vineyard work and winemaking.
- Owner
- Kenjiro Kagami et Mayumi Kagami
- Maître de chais
- Kenjiro Kagami
- Surface (ha)
- 3.20 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 10 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Trained as an engineer in Japan, Kenjiro Kagami moved to France in 2001 to train in viticulture and oenology. He studied at the Beaune wine-growing college and undertook work placements with Comte Georges de Vogüé in Burgundy, Thierry Allemand in Cornas and Bruno Schueller in Alsace. After several years working with Bruno Schueller, he moved to the Jura in 2010 with his wife Mayumi. With the support of Jean-François Ganevat, the couple acquired a vineyard in Grusse – which was then partly neglected – situated on limestone slopes and surrounded by woodland. The plot, covering approximately 3.2 hectares, had been cultivated until the 1950s before being gradually abandoned. Domaine des Miroirs produced its first vintage in 2011. Its name derives from the Japanese surname Kagami, which means ‘mirror’. Kenjiro and Mayumi Kagami run the estate together, with Kenjiro responsible for winemaking.
I Need the Sun
I Need the Sun is a Vin de France cuvée made from Chardonnay and vinified with skin contact. This method gives it a golden to amber color, enhanced texture, and an unusual tannic structure for a white Chardonnay. It is commercially presented as a skin-contact white wine or an orange wine.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name evokes the need for sunshine and warmth to achieve the phenolic maturity sought for skin-contact vinification.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2015
- Style of the cuvée
- Skin-contact Chardonnay with a full-bodied, textured, and structured profile, combining fruit maturity, freshness, a spicy component, and mineral expression.
Histoire de la cuvée
The first recorded bottling is the 2015 vintage. Several subsequent vintages, notably 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, document the continuity of this reference from Domaine des Miroirs.
