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2015 Chignin-Bergeron

André & Michel Quenard
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Roussanne is generally thought of as a warm-climate grape: it thrives in places like the Rhône Valley, the Languedoc, and California’s Central Coast. However, the variety gives one of its most compelling expressions in an unexpected, much cooler place, and under a different name. Known as Bergeron, it is capable of ravishing heights in the mountain vineyards of Savoie, showing a natural affinity to the rocky limestone slopes in cru villages like Chignin. Local vigneron André Quenard and his son Michel—now joined by a third generation, Guillaume and Romain—have become specialists in the art of farming and vinifying Bergeron from this breathtaking Alpine terroir. The grape takes on a decidedly different identity here than in warmer sites, always showing great breadth and volume on the palate without ever straying into the flat or flabby end of the spectrum. Sleek and refined, it evokes white peach, exotic fruit, and blossoming wildflowers with utter class. –Anthony Lynch

Technical Information
Wine Type: white
Vintage: 2015
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: Roussanne
Appellation: Vin de Savoie
Country: France
Region: Savoie
Producer: André & Michel Quenard
Winemaker: André & Michel Quenard
Vineyard: 20 to 80 years, 5 ha
Soil: Steep limestone scree slopes
Aging: “Elevé en Foudre” is aged for 11 months in oak foudre
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 13.5%

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Terroirs

Great winemakers, great terroirs, there is never any hurry. And I no longer buy into this idea of “peak” maturity. Great winemakers, great terroirs, their wines offer different pleasures at different ages.

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