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Savoy The Savoie is located in the French Alpine region on the border with Switzerland, not far from the Lake from Geneva. The Celts already cultivated viticulture here, and in their footsteps the Romans who also traded a lot in wine. Monks continued to flourish viticulture. After the disastrous destruction of the vineyards by the phyloxera around 1900, only a part was replanted. Nowadays, a small production comes from a number of scattered small areas. Most wine is drunk locally, and much of it goes through the thirsty throats of the skiers in this popular winter sports paradise. Domaine Gonnet After graduating as an engineer, Charles Gonnet took over the family property in 1989. A few years ago he decided to move on to a higher quality level. Very attractive fruits are now coming from this. Chignin-Bergeron Made from Roussanne grapes, from lime / clay soil covered with rock. Harvesting is done in trie’s, several times they pass the vines to pick only optimally ripe grapes. Fermentation at 16 ¢ ªC, after which a small part gets the malolactic fermentation, and a large part does not. This gives the full ripeness supporting freshness in an intensely aromatic expression.
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