Cabòries 2019

On the very special terroir of Hochegg, combined with the extreme care of Karl Schnabel, the Morillon (Chardonnay) develops a remarkable aroma, minerality and character.

Old Grenache vines (+ 15% Carignan) on the D'en Paillol hill in Maury, on clay-limestone and black schist soil, vinification partly in whole bunches in half-muid and stainless steel vats, aged in half-muid and barrels.

From a 1 ha plot of old vines from the 1920s, planted mid-slope, the Pinot Noir - increasingly rare in Saint-Aubin - evokes here the "old style", firm and straight.

A white wine from vines located under the abbey of Saint-Vivant, which give to the Aligoté grape variety its nobility. The grapes are the same as those used for the "Love and Pif" cuvée, but are vinified very differently; maceration of 3 weeks on the skins.

Originating from the region around Orléans, Gascon is a red grape variety which experienced a brief moment of glory in the Yonne, where the Courtois family originally hails from. ‘Icaunais’ is the French name for someone who comes from the Yonne.

LE rouge (“raudonas” en lituanien) de Sébastien Riffault.

14 variétés de vieilles vignes bicentenaires (0,77 ha) en complantation, les cépages rouges classiques du Languedoc avec d’autres plus rares : carignan, aramon, terrets, alicante, œillade…

In the wine-producing region of Savoie that had long been overlooked, the 1990s and 2000s marked an evolution initiated by winegrowers who proposed a new approach in keeping with the character of the terroirs and the personality of the grape varieties of this Alpine vineyard. The Combe de Savoie or the Côte d'Arve, among others, boast hillsides where Jacquère, Altesse, Bergeron (= Roussanne) or the rare Gringet for whites, Mondeuse for the reds - all endemic or traditional grape varieties - flourish. Far from the restricted and "international" grape varieties that have become dominant in many vineyards throughout the world, the specificity of the Savoie gives its wines an inimitable signature that is confirmed by the often original approach of these winemakers.