Cave de Chautagne1952Chautagne 50
2016cellar of ApremontLe Vigneron Savoyard60170

Roussette de Savoie

Savoie

Altesse

SavoieLa ChautagneSavoie

The Cave de Chautagne was established in 1952.Fifty winegrowers in Chautagne decided to pool their resources to acquire tools, in order to ensure the production of quality wines from their vines. This is the birth of the Cave Cooperative de Chautagne.

The members are keen to adopted the most advanced technologies and the wines recognized for their excellence.In 2016,the cooperative is merged withthe cooperative cellar of Apremont and becameLe Vigneron Savoyard.
Today, it has more than 60 members who are passionate about wine, operates 170 hectares of vines and produces around ten thousand hectoliters of wine each year.

Appellation:
Roussette de Savoie

Country of Origin:
Savoie, France

Type:
White/Blanc (Still)

Grape Varieties:
Altesse

Terrior:
The Savoie vineyard unfolds in an arc on the foothills of the Alpine massif.La Chautagne is a natural regionthat located in the northwest of Savoie. It is an old glacial basin, which has become an alluvial plain on the foothills of the Alpine massif.

Tasting Notes:
Bright pale yellow, with golden reflections.A delicate and refined note of boxwood, as well as rich fragrances of white fruit, pear and peach in particular, underline the minerality of the wine.The bouquet is complex, subtle and loose.Although straight and tense on the palate, it never lacks fullness or softness.

Pairing:
It is particularly appreciated as an accompaniment to fish from the lake: with whitefish for example or perhaps even with fried perchot.