TASTE: medium+ acidity, with lots of minerals; papaya; little bit of pyrazine here — this would be a good Sauvignon Blanc substitute, for those who want to change things up a bit; alc. not noticeable (it’s labelled at 11% - 14%, so who knows where it is, really); gummy peach donut rings; great QPR @$15 for this nervy dry white wine. Drink Now and over the near term. Will buy again.
I’m a fan Savoie Jacquere in general, have not this bottling. The wines have beautiful aromas, they are feather light (the one I imported was 11 - 11.5%) and as refreshing as any wine, right up there with Mosel Rieslings. But I also find them seasonal. Midsummer is best!
Most of the Jacquere wines I’ve had come from the towns of Apremont, Montemelian, Chignin and Arbin. This is a relatively unknown region with wonderful wines at very fair prices.
Do you have two or three producers you’d recommend I be on the lookout for, Dan? This bottle has certainly inspired me to further explore Jacquere, a grape I don’t recall ever having had previously.
one of the advantages I get to enjoy living in L.A.: Maine’s midsummer = L.A.'s all year.
I imported Apremont ‘Les Rocailles’ from Pierre Boniface for decades, truly wonderful wines. This should be pretty widely available.
Besides Jacquere, look for the Roussette de Savoie, a grape actually named Altesse.
Please let me confuse you further: Roussette is not Roussanne, which produces some actually great wines in Savoie, where it is called Chignin-Bergeron. In a land of feather-weight wines to drink on release, this is the age-worthy one.
There are two Quenard families in Chignin, with Jean-Francois probably the best. I think this is available stateside through Kermit Lynch.
Gilles Berlioz makes wonderful wines, not sure if they are imported.
Hope this helps. This is a region I love, both for wines and for the mountain culture.
