2024 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Jacquère
Classification AOP Vin de Savoie
Region Vin de Savoie
Soil Limestone covered by red clay
Elevation 600.0 meters
Pressing Method Slow Pressing Of Whole Bunches
Serving Temperature 12°C · 54°F
Production Details Vinified without inputs after slow whole-bunch pressing. Matured on full lees in an Alsatian foudre and barrels for 11 months, without added sulfites. Before bottling, a small portion of 2023 wine that had matured for 24 months was blended into the 2024.
Tasting Notes Earthy, pure and mineral; light yet concentrated, deep and saline, with breadth and complexity from maturation
Food Pairing Sea or lake fish
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Jacquère
Drinking Window Now through 2030
Classification AOP Vin de Savoie
Region Vin de Savoie
Soil Red clay with abundant limestone
Elevation 600.0 meters
Fermentation Vessels Old oval Alsatian foudre
Pressing Method Slow Whole-Bunch Pressing For Approximately Four Hours
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Volume 2,400 bottles
Bottles2,400
Production Details Hand harvested into boxes approximately three weeks later than La Pente. After approximately four hours of slow whole-bunch pressing, the must underwent light static settling for 12 hours, then indigenous-yeast vinification on full lees in an old oval Alsatian foudre. Malolactic fermentation was completed. The wine matured without sulfur additions for 11 months on full lees, with no intervention before bottling; total SO2 is reported as below 12 mg/L. Recommended serving range is 9–11°C.
Tasting Notes Ripe fruit, floral and citrus aromas; salivating, balanced and tense palate with a saline, pleasantly bitter finish
Food Pairing Fish, seafood and mackerel; aperitif; roast poultry; fondue, tartiflette and raclette
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 10.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Jacquère
Drinking Window Now through 2029
Region Vin de Savoie
Soil Red clay with abundant limestone
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details The Jacquère vineyard is described as roughly 300 metres higher than the La Pente vineyard, with harvest occurring about three weeks later. The wine matured without sulfur additions for 10 months on its own yeast lees in a large wooden cask and was bottled unfiltered and naturally cloudy directly from the cask. One vendor recommends serving at 8–10°C.
Tasting Notes Clear aromas of pome fruit, fresh apples, meadow herbs and flowers; slender, fresh palate with cool fruit and a firm, saline mineral finish
Food Pairing Sea fish, including sole and turbot
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