Cru Chignin Vieilles Vignes Savoie

by Denis & Didier Berthollier 2020

$30.99 ($371.88 /case)

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Cru Chignin Vieilles Vignes Savoie by Denis & Didier Berthollier 2020

Cru Chignin Vieilles Vignes Savoie

by Denis & Didier Berthollier 2020

$30.99 ($371.88 /case)

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Producer : Denis & Didier Berthollier

Region : France (France), Savoie (France)

Food Pairing : Breads, Cured Meat, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese, White Meat

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Tasting Notes

The Bertholliers come from a long wine-making tradition; growers, owners and winemakers for several generations dating back to 1850. Today, brothers Denis and Didier own several parcels on the southernmost and steepest parts of the Savoie hills whose abrupt slopes, too difficult to work on, had been abandoned by their forefathers at the beginning of the 20th century. But this is the terrain where the grapes thrive.
Made from 50 year-old vines of Jacquère. Nose of white flowers and citrus fruit, white peach and lemon. Beautifully fresh, mouth-watering citrus and mineral palate with a certain salinity.
The perfect pairing for cured meats and rich fish dishes.

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Price of Case	$371.88
Cellaring	Drink Now or Cellar
Sweetness	XD - Extra Dry See Sweetness Chart
Bottle Size	750 ml
Producer	Denis & Didier Berthollier
Region	France (France), Savoie (France)
Alcohol	12.5% alc./vol.
Style	Fresh and crisp whites
Vintage	2020
Farming Method	Sustainable
Food Pairing	Breads, Cured Meat, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese, White Meat
Descriptors	Floral, Fruity, Mineral
Wine Type	White
Wood Presence	Unoaked
Body	Light
Grapes	100% Jacquere

The Producer

Denis & Didier Berthollier

The Bertholliers are of strong wine-making tradition: growers, owners and winemakers for several generations. Brothers Denis and Didier cultivate 10 hectares of vines on the southern slopes of the Savoyard in Chignin, located ten kilometers from Chambery. Their great-grandfather, Louis Tissot, founded the farm in 1850.

Their grandfather Marius maintained a mix of farming and livestock, in addition to vines. His daughter Monique then took over and married Alexis Berthollier - Denis and Didier’s father - himself the son of winemaker. They abandoned polyculture to devote their activity fully to the vines. Alexis father, Victor Berthollier, who was winemaker at Aprement, was probably the first winemaker to bottle Savoyard wine for the mass-market in 1970! Denis and Didier harvest, vinify and do the bottling themselves at the domain. They have eliminated the use of insecticides and fungicides in all their vines and ceased the use of weed-killer since 2008, enabling grass to grow in the rocky slope vineyards. They use only naturally occurring, indigenous yeasts and very minimal SO2. Their wines have a pureness and finesse among the best of the Savoy region.