2020 Domaine de Chevillard - Vin de Savoie Jacquere (750ml)

Domaine de Chevillard is the work of Matthieu Goury, a young winemaker who grew up near the hamlet of Chevillard in Savoie's Combe de Savoie valley, part of a family that farmed and grew grapes there for generations without ever bottling their own wine. After studying viticulture in Beaune and gaining experience in Australia, Canada, and the Rhône Valley, Goury returned home in 2013 and launched his own estate in 2015, releasing his first vintage the following year. He now farms parcels scattered across St. Pierre d'Albigny, Apremont, Chignin, and several other Savoie villages using organic and biodynamic methods.

This bottling comes from the native Jacquère grape, hand-harvested and pressed whole-cluster in an antique Coquard press before the juice moves by gravity into used oak barrels for spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The wine undergoes full malolactic fermentation and rests with minimal handling, an approach meant to protect the grape's natural freshness and let the clay-limestone and scree soils of the region show through.

The result is pale gold with aromas of yellow flowers and orchard fruit, leading to a palate of crisp apple, citrus, and a distinct alpine minerality. Light-bodied and food-friendly, it pairs nicely with fried foods, roast poultry, or a pungent, washed-rind cheese.