Autour des “Bulles” – Lot n° 1

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.

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.

Old Gamay vines on the schist terroir (known as "morgons") of the famous Côte du Py in Morgon. Gentle infusion of the grapes, aged in old barrels.

Granite soils - such as those of the Beaujolais, where it reigns supreme - are the preferred terroir of Gamay. Characterised by its freshness of fruit and its lively vinosity - too often pushed to the point of caricature, particularly in the Beaujolais "primeur" style - Gamay is magnified when vinified "à la beaujolaise" i.e., in whole bunches (carbonic or semi-carbonic maceration), which exalts the organoleptic singularity of the grape variety and softens its acidity and its natural tannins, whereas Burgundian vinification gives a more structured texture. Farmed and produced following natural methods, Gamays are at once deliciously drinkable and offer real depth.

A small parcel (0.20 ha) of about 20 years old, located on the lower slope of the Chassagne-Montrachet vineyard, with red marl (iron clay) that gives richness and structure to the Chardonnay.

One grape variety, one terroir, one vintage: Pinot Noir from a clay-limestone terroir - the En Barmont plot in Les Riceys - from 2006. Vinified and aged in oak barrels. Unfiltered, 0 sulphur and 0 dosage.

Two neighbouring vineyards of Pinot Blanc. A lovely, frank, gourmand wine, produced with care and attention to detail.

The granitic terroir of the Fleurie cru produces subtly floral Gamays with notes of red fruit and fine tannins: elegance, complexity and harmony after several years of ageing.