Jim Law

Linden Vineyards

Jim Law is the owner/winemaker of Linden Vineyards and winegrower of Hardscrabble. An Ohio native, he was raised in the 1960’s and 1970’s by parents who loved to share their passion for food and wine. Study in Europe and two years teaching agriculture as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zaire (Congo) led to the desire to grow grapes.

Jim’s first vineyard job was in Indiana where he traded work for a place to live. He then got a real job in Ohio at Chalet Debonne where he learned the nuts and bolts of grape growing and cellar work. In 1981 Jim was hired to start a winery in the Shenandoah Valley where he fell in love with the area and viticultural possibilities. In the mid 1980’s while establishing Linden Vineyards he consulted for other wineries and taught winegrowing at local Community Colleges. He is currently obsessed with growing the greatest wine and having the happiest vineyard. When not in the vineyard he enjoys cooking, eating in France, and writing for trade publications.

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Domaine Rolet Vin de Paille 2002

Domaine Rolet

Terroir: The notion of terroir is immaterial for the Vin de Paille, only the harvest with caution and good maturity beautiful clusters often taken from old vines will put the dried grapes.

Livestock: Three months are needed to slow the drying so that the must reach the required level, it is a slow fermentation that begins then. It will end naturally when the wine will reach 15 to 16 ° alcohol retaining 60 to 100 grams of unprocessed sugar. Then followed two years of aging in barrels.

Service: Serve to 8 to 10 degrees.

Guard: 50 years and older.

The 2002 vintage: Belle amber color, it recognizes the presence of Poulsard. The wine clings to the glass of wine augurant good concentration.

In the nose: It dominates the confit, dried fruit, figs, apricots, quince.

In the mouth: a lot of concentration, a touch of vivacity, good persistence vin is the “peacock tail”.

Very beautiful expression of a great vintage, it will marvel as an aperitif, to accompany the foie gras, a dessert or only for fun.

Appellation: AOC coast of Jura Vin de Paille

Varietal: Poulsard 20%, 40% Chardonnay; Savagnin 40%.

Alcohol: 15 °

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