Domaine Rondeau Bugey Cerdon ‘Méthode Ancestrale’ NV
8.5% abv, Bernard Rondeau, Boyeaux-Saint-Jérôme, imported by Charles Neal Selections, Richmond, VA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir hand-harvested and pressed in whole bunches and fermented to 8% alcohol in stainless steel and cooled down. The wine is put into bottle where an additional fermentation takes place under pressure […]
Romain Chamiot Vin de Savoie Apremont 2020
11.5% abv, Apremont, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Jacquère from the vineyards of Apremont on the foothills of Mount Granier, grown on limestone soils and from vines nearly 50 years of age. The wine is fermented in tank and concrete and spends 6 months on […]
Domaine de la Rosière Vin de Savoie Jongieux Blanc 2020
11.5% abv, Jongieux, imported by Wines Witj Comvicrion, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Jacquère, sustainably-farmed, whole cluster pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks with no MLF (malo conversion). Tasting note: the Jongieux is deep lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of […]
Domaine de la Rosière Vin de Savoie Jongieux Mondeuse 2019
12.5% abv, Eric Carrel, Jongieux, imported by Wines with Conviction, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Mondeuse from 2 hectares of vines grown on clay and limestone soils on steep high-elevation mountain vineyards in the village of Jongieux on the west side of Lake Bourget and Aix-Les-Baines. 30% whole […]
Domaine Famille Montessuit Vin de Savoie Teroir d’Ayze ‘Crocus Alpinus’ Vieilles Vignes 2018
13% abv, Ayze, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gringet from the estate’s oldest vine holding aged 85 – 120 years of age. Tasting note: the Montessuit is medium gold in color with a clean nose medium-minus intensity with aromas of hawthorn, dandelion tea, nectarine, ponderosa […]
Domaine Famille Montessuit Vin de Savoie Ayze Vin Mousseux ‘Grande Réserve’ NV
12% abv, imported by Jeffrey Alpert Selections, Tenafly, NJ. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gringet from old vines, in organic conversion, the grapes are de-stemmed and gently pressed and fermented in tank before the wine is aged sûr latte for 11 months on the lees in bottle méthode traditionelle. This […]
Domaine Partagé Vin de Savoie Chignin ‘La JaJa’ 2020
11% abv, Gilles et Christine Berlioz, imported by Jeffrey Alpert Selections, Tenafly, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Jacquère, biodynamically-farmed, grown in silt and alluvial clay soils over limestone bedrock. The wine is aged twelve month in horizontal fiberglass egg tanks. The vineyards of Chignin are around the town of Chambéry. […]
Domaine Famille Montessuit Savoie Ayze ‘Cuvée Jonquille’ 2019
Domaine des Rutissons Mes P’tits Gars IGP Isère
13% abv, Les Touvet, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir from a 0.4-ha parcel of 60+ year-old vines set at the foot of Mont Granier. The terroir is mostly limestone and decomposed limestone. The must is fermented two-thirds whole-cluster on indigenous yeast in […]
Romain Chamiot Savoie Apremont 2020
11.5% abv, Apremont, imported by Rosenthal Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Jacquère from six different parcels on east-facing mountain slopes in the village of Apremont. Whole-cluster pressed and fermented with natural yeast in stainless steel tank and aged on the fine lees for six months. Tasting […]