Cave de Chautagne

Dense, dark colour accompanies cassis, blackberry and raspberry with leather, flint, animal and mineral notes. The palate is relatively full-bodied and well structured, with fine, integrated tannins, richness and persistence. Made entirely from Gamay, the wine comes from selected old-vine parcels in Chautagne. The fruit grows on sandstone-molasse slopes at low yields in Ruffieux. The vineyards are in Savoie.

Very ripe cherry appears in this Savoie Pinot Noir. The palate is fleshy and persistent. Fermentation proceeds without added sulphites, and maturation takes place in tank. The old-vine release comprises seven thousand bottles. It is a still red; the suggested service temperature is sixteen to eighteen degrees Celsius, and the suggested drinking window spans four calendar years.