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Virgile Joly & Cie

6 Bis Place de la Fontaine, 34725 St. Saturnin de Lucian (France) Tél : + 33 (0)4 67 44 52 21 Fax : + 33 (0)4 99 91 09 69 Courriel : virgilejoly@wanadoo.fr SIREN : 507 448 058 TVA : FR 93 507 448 058 SARL au capital de 200 000 €

PRESENTATION OF THE DOMAINE

At 39, Virgile Joly represents a new generation of wine-

• growers. For him, the vines are a way of life and he works his

magic to play on the senses of amateurs of fine wine. For the last 10 years, armed only with his courage and passion, he has extracted from the soil wines which combine his attachment for the land with the subtlety of his expertise, with total respect for the environment. Having spent his childhood in the Rhone Valley, between Avignon and Vaison-la-Romaine, where his grandfather was a wine-maker, Virgile’s attachment to the land is as strong as ever. After finishing his studies in oenology and management, he gained further experience in wine cooperatives and smaller individual wineries. But his strong sense of independence meant he had only one idea in his mind: to create his own winery. Hence in 2000 he set himself up in St Saturnin, at the foot of the Larzac hills, where he rented one hectare of vines. Ten years on, he has twelve hectares of organic vines in the heart of this wild land. Welcome to the Domaine Virgile Joly....

Virgile Joly & Cie

6 Bis Place de la Fontaine, 34725 St. Saturnin de Lucian (France) Tél : + 33 (0)4 67 44 52 21 Fax : + 33 (0)4 99 91 09 69 Courriel : virgilejoly@wanadoo.fr SIREN : 507 448 058 TVA : FR 93 507 448 058 SARL au capital de 200 000 €

The Domaine Virgile Joly is situated in one of the best areas of the South of France: the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) Coteaux du Languedoc – St Saturnin, which includes the communes of Saint Saturnin, Jonquières, St Guiraud and Arboras. The grape varieties include Grenache (white and red), Syrah, Carignan and Cinsault, all of which are cultivated organically, with an average natural yield of 30 hl/ha. Combined with the richness of the Mediterranean climate, the land is worked with total respect for the environment, which allows the Domaine Virgile Joly to produce straightforward and sincere wines with a rich palette of aromas.

WORKING THE LAND

Special attention is paid to the ecosystems. Preference is given to manual work in order to allow the vines to express themselves as naturally as possible. Weeding is done manually without chemicals and organic fertilisers are used. Treatments are the same as those used by our ancestors (sulphur and copper sulphate). All this allows the vines to build up a natural resistance. This painstaking work provides the ideal conditions for development and optimal maturity.

Virgile Joly & Cie

6 Bis Place de la Fontaine, 34725 St. Saturnin de Lucian (France) Tél : + 33 (0)4 67 44 52 21 Fax : + 33 (0)4 99 91 09 69 Courriel : virgilejoly@wanadoo.fr SIREN : 507 448 058 TVA : FR 93 507 448 058 SARL au capital de 200 000 €

HARVESTING THE GRAPES

Respect for the grapes, as well as respect for the vines, implies that certain principles need to be adhered to. For this reason, the grapes are picked and sorted by hand. They are then transported to the cellar in small crates where they are destalked and vinified in a traditional way. Once they have been blended, the wines are then raised in vats or French oak barrels. There are no strict rules at the Domaine Virgile Joly: attention and adaptation are the key elements for assuring continuity from one year to the next, hence the date of harvest (based on the maturity of the grapes), the relative acidity and the maturity of the tannins are all closely monitored. The result is a range of well-balanced, authentic and natural fine wines.

Virgile Joly & Cie

6 Bis Place de la Fontaine, 34725 St. Saturnin de Lucian (France) Tél : + 33 (0)4 67 44 52 21 Fax : + 33 (0)4 99 91 09 69 Courriel : virgilejoly@wanadoo.fr SIREN : 507 448 058 TVA : FR 93 507 448 058 SARL au capital de 200 000 €

WINE LIST

VIRGILE ROUGE

AOC Coteaux du Languedoc St Saturnin Varietals : Grenache, Syrah, Carignan Ageing : 18 months in tanks, 12 months in oak. Serving information: between 17 and 18°C, ready to drink 4 to 12 years after harvest. Available vintage : 2002, 2003, 2006

VIRGILE BLANC

Vin de pays de l’Hérault Varietals : 100% grenache blanc Ageing and wine-making : 18 months in 500-litre oak vats. Serving information : between 11 and 14°C ready to drink 2 to 5 years after harvest. Available vintage : 2005

SATURNE ROUGE

AOC Coteaux du Languedoc St Saturnin Varietals : Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault Ageing : 18 months in tanks. Serving information : between 17 and 18°C, ready to drink 3 to 8 years after harvest. Available vintage : 2007

SATURNE BLANC

AOC Languedoc Varietals : 100% grenache blanc Ageing : 8 months in tanks. Serving information : between 10 and 12°C, ready to drink 1 to 4 years after harvest. Available vintage : 2009

JOLY ROUGE

AOC Languedoc Varietals : Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault Ageing : 12 months in tanks Serving information : between 14 and 17°C, ready to drink 1 to 3 years after harvest. Available vintage : 2009

CARTHAGENE

Vin de liqueur fortifié à l’eau de vie Varietals : Chasselas, servant, cinsault et Syrah Elevage : 9 mois en cuve Serving information : between 8 and 12°C, ready to drink 2 to 20 years after harvest. Available vintage : 2007

Virgile Joly & Cie

6 Bis Place de la Fontaine, 34725 St. Saturnin de Lucian (France) Tél : + 33 (0)4 67 44 52 21 Fax : + 33 (0)4 99 91 09 69 Courriel : virgilejoly@wanadoo.fr SIREN : 507 448 058 TVA : FR 93 507 448 058 SARL au capital de 200 000 €

Liste des vins médaillés

Cuvée et millésime Concours/guide Récompense Saturne Rouge 2007 Decanter Wine Awards 2009 Commended Signature Bio 2009 Argent Signature Bio 2010 Argent Guide Gault Millau 2011 Guide Dussert-Gerber 2011 Guide Gillbert et Gaillard 2011 86/100 Tasting note Jancis Robinson 16,5/20 Saturne Rouge 2008 Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2011 87/100 Saturne Rouge 2009 Decanter Wine Awards 2011 Commended International Wine Challenge 2011 Argent Saturne Blanc 2009 Decanter Wine Awards 2010 Commended Challenge Millésime Bio 2011 Bronze Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2011 85/100 Tasting note Jancis Robinson 16,5/20 Virgile Blanc 2005 Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2011 92/100 Tasting note Jancis Robinson 17,5/20 Virgile Rouge 2002 Decanter Wine Awards 2010 Commended Guide Dussert-Gerber 2011 Tasting note Jancis Robinson 16/20 Virgile Rouge 2003 Decanter Wine Awards 2009 Bronze Signature Bio 2009 Bronze Guide Gault Millau 2011 Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2011 86/100 Virgile Rouge 2006 Signature Bio 2010 Or Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2011 89/100 Tasting note Jancis Robinson 17,5/20 Virgile Rouge 2007 Guide Hachette 2011 Decanter Wine Awards 2011 Bronze International Wine Challenge 2011 Bronze Le Joly Rouge 2010 Decanter Wine Awards 2011 Commended Tasting note Jancis Robinson 16,5/20

Virgile Joly & Cie

6 Bis Place de la Fontaine, 34725 St. Saturnin de Lucian (France) Tél : + 33 (0)4 67 44 52 21 Fax : + 33 (0)4 99 91 09 69 Courriel : virgilejoly@wanadoo.fr SIREN : 507 448 058 TVA : FR 93 507 448 058 SARL au capital de 200 000 €

What they think about us…

Harpers Wine & Spirit - Very Important Producer “Run by Virgile Joly and his wife Magdalena, the company has been producing a range of quality organic wines since 2000 which have a penchant for elegance rather than “fruit upfront” wines. “ Revue Objectif Languedoc-Roussillon (n°116) Virgile Joly, Vigneron du bio « Ses vins bio sont une référence en Languedoc, Virgile Joly vinifie 15 ha sur des sols argilo-calcaires extrêmement profonds et

• drainants. »

Jancisrobinson.com – The Tale of the other Joly “A bit of Languedoc celeb, having featured as the handsome young vigneron in Patrick Moon’s beautifully written book Virgile’s Vineyard, Monsieur Joly should probably be much more famous for his wines. […] Accolades , medals and awards have poured in : Guide Hachette, Gault Millau, Solar Organic Wine Guide, Wine report, Wine Europy and the IWC”

Virgile Joly & Cie

6 Bis Place de la Fontaine, 34725 St. Saturnin de Lucian (France) Tél : + 33 (0)4 67 44 52 21 Fax : + 33 (0)4 99 91 09 69 Courriel : virgilejoly@wanadoo.fr SIREN : 507 448 058 TVA : FR 93 507 448 058 SARL au capital de 200 000 €

TARIFS GROSSISTE 2011

DESIGNATION DU VIN

PRIX PAR BOUTEILLE prix HT LE JOLY ROUGE 2009 0,75L Languedoc AB 3,60 € DOMAINE C.JOHNSON-GILBERT Rosé 2009 0,75L AOC Montpeyroux 3,60 € SATURNE Rouge 2007 0,75L AOC Saint Saturnin AB 6,65 € SATURNE Blanc 2009 0,75L AOC Coteaux du Languedoc AB 5,10 € VIRGILE Rouge 2002/ 2003/ 2006 0,75L AOC St Saturnin AB 13,70 € VIRGILE Blanc 2005 0,75L Vin de Pays de l'hérault AB 12,25 € CARTHAGENE Rosé 2007 0,50L VDL 4,50 €

CONDITIONNEMENT: Virgile Rouge: caisse de bois 12 bouteilles Virgile Blanc: caisse de bois 6 bouteilles Satune et Le Joly Rouge: carton de 6 bouteilles Carthagène: carton de 12 bouteilles debout CONDITIONS GENERALES: Prix Hors Taxes, départ cave Paiement 30 jours