Bernard Chevallier 2021 Roussette de Savoie

Made up entirely of Altesse from a small 1 ha site. The nose shows a clean and light focused mineral with a light suggestion of lemon oil, nectarine and a white flower lift. The palate is light and zipppy with a alpine water style of just there fruit notes. D&M Tasting Notes

Chantal and Jean-Pierre Bernard are the husband and wife team who, after studying oenology in Beaune, took over the old Chevallier property in Jongieux in 1996. This picturesque town is the "capital" of the white grape Altesse. It sits east of Lyon near the base of the steep Mont de la Charvaz, named by serious cyclists as one of France's toughest climbs. It is on the slopes of this mountain, on the "Marestel" hillside cru above the village, that many of the best parcels of Altesse are planted. This personality-filled grape is obligatory in all AOC Roussette de Savoie wines. Charles Neal, Importer