2020 Domaine de Chevillard Vin de Savoie Jacquere

Region: Savoie – Combe de Savoie

Appellation: Savoie AOP

Grapes: 100% Jacquère

Average Vine Age: 25 years old

Altitude: 1,475 feet (450m)

Soils/Terroir: A 2ha plot with south & southeast expositions, and soils of clay-limestone (argilo-calcaire).

Farming: Organic

Harvest: Hand harvested

Yield: 40 hl/ha

Winemaking: Direct pressing of the whole bunches using an old Coquard press (widely used in Champagne for the quality of extraction) that Matthieu inherited from his grandfather. The juice is transferred by gravity to used oak barrels of multiple sizes (6-39hl). Fermentation begins spontaneously using only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts, and the wine goes through full malolactic fermentation.

Maturation: Aged for 24 months in used oak barrels of multiple sizes (6-39hl). The wine is racked once, 1-2 months before bottling, and a low dose of sulphur is added at that time. Bottled directly from barrel without fining or filtration.

pH: 3.07

Total SO2: 35ppm