Jean-Yves Péron, Pierra Menta 2022
Producer: Jean-Yves Peron
Region: Haute-Savoie, France
Grapes: Gringet
Style: White / Orange
Alc.: 10.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Second vintage of this new cuvée from Jean-Yves! Made from a small plot of gringet, a native Savoyard variety, planted on schist soils in Albertville. Whole bunches macerate for 15 days before the wine ages for a year in 300L barrels. Gentle, supple fruit with a hint of tannin and a green leafy edge.
Producer: Jean-Yves Peron
Region: Haute-Savoie, France
Grapes: Gringet
Style: White / Orange
Alc.: 10.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Second vintage of this new cuvée from Jean-Yves! Made from a small plot of gringet, a native Savoyard variety, planted on schist soils in Albertville. Whole bunches macerate for 15 days before the wine ages for a year in 300L barrels. Gentle, supple fruit with a hint of tannin and a green leafy edge.
Producer: Jean-Yves Peron
Region: Haute-Savoie, France
Grapes: Gringet
Style: White / Orange
Alc.: 10.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Second vintage of this new cuvée from Jean-Yves! Made from a small plot of gringet, a native Savoyard variety, planted on schist soils in Albertville. Whole bunches macerate for 15 days before the wine ages for a year in 300L barrels. Gentle, supple fruit with a hint of tannin and a green leafy edge.
Conflans - Haute-Savoie
Jean-Yves, a Savoyard, is one of these. He studied oenology in Bordeaux and spent a few years working with winemakers around France and beyond. In 2004 he returned to the Savoie and started to collect small parcels planted with old vines of local varieties on the mica studded schist between 350m and 550m altitude. He now has around 1.5 hectares of tiny parcels which he vinifies separately – the Jacquere, Altesse, Rousanne and Mondeuse vividly expressing the details of the soil and the coolness of the alpine climate. Jean-Yves chooses to ferment in whole bunches for his white and red grapes but for varying amounts of times. The results are extraordinary…Read more
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