Mondeuse “Rien à Perdre” Vin de France

Domaine H (Sukhwan Ha)

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Label Tech-sheet

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

100% Mondeuse

This cuvée takes its name from the expression ‘rien à perdre’—‘nothing to lose.’ It’s a concept he had in mind for years, reserving it for a wine close to his heart. While some wondered why he would embark on a new challenge after success in importing and restaurants, he saw it differently: with nothing to prove, he had everything to explore.

Viticulture

Soil type

Clay-limestone terroir on steep, high-altitude slopes surrounding the town of Torméry

Vine age50 year old vines

Vineyard size0.4 hectares

Altitude400-500 m

Vinification

Destemmed with CO2 for protection. Minimal, gentle punchdowns carried out by hand. Native yeast fermentation. No sulfur added.

ElevageAged in 600L demi-muids

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringNeither fined nor filtered before bottling

More about
the producer

Domaine H (Sukhwan Ha)

Founded in 2023

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By Ryan Lim

Perched on the steep, east-facing slopes of Chignin, Domaine H is the new project of Sukhwan Ha, a Korean-born, sommelier-turned-vigneron who transitioned from a distinguished front-of-house career to winemaking in 2023. He tends old vines across Chignin’s high terraces and works parcel by parcel to preserve freshness and minerality.

Before becoming a vigneron, Sukhwan made his name in Lyon — notably as chef-sommelier and owner of Le Passe-Temps, one of the very first restaurants in the region to earn a Michelin star while championing low-intervention, terroir-focused wines. He later launched an import business in Korea, bringing key names to Korean sommeliers and collectors, including Emmanuel Overnoy, Octavin, Pascal Côtat, and Thierry Alleman...