Domaine partagé Gilles Berlioz El-hem 2018
Savoie
White
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Drink or Keep
16,5/20
RVF
"Rich, exotic, almost muscatel-like, it stands out with a very exuberant nose and a slender palate, a beautiful contrast!" (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2020 - RVF) Pure fruit, a perfectly defined palate, this Altesse works wonders. A flagship cuvée!
Features
Estate
Domaine partagé Gilles Berlioz
Cuvée
El-hem
Vintage
2018
Designation
Roussette de Savoie
Region
Savoie
Grape varieties
100% Altesse
Terroirs
Limestone soils in the localities of Les Crays and Les Frettes, south-east exposure, 15-year-old vines.
Viticulture
Certified organic and biodynamic practices
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
In fiberglass tanks, very little intervention required
Breeding
Approximately 6 months in horizontal ovoid tanks to promote continuous vortexing
Alcohol content
11.5%
Residual sugars
2.2 g/l g/l
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Assertive color, pale gold hue, mother-of-pearl sheen
Nose
Waxy in presentation, the nose reveals a tonic expression where the freshness of the fruit is reinforced by contact with green notes of a spicy, country nature: beeswax, acacia, fresh pear, redcurrant and lime, aniseed and fenugreek.
Mouth
Has a precise energy that engages the honeyed, piquant composition of the aromatics, the saline definition of the grain and the delicacy of the material.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Open
1/2 hour in advance
Drink before
2023
Guard
6 years
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with Beaufort cheese, smoked eel, chicken with crayfish, or nothing at all!
Domain shared Gilles Berlioz
Roussette de Savoie
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domain rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Settled on the steep slopes of Chignin, between limestone, silt and clay, Gilles Berlioz swapped his landscaping clothes for those of a winegrower almost 30 years ago, and not without success. His 4.5-hectare estate is on a human scale, allowing him to cultivate his vines like a garden, biodynamically since 2007. At the dawn of the 2000s, he was one of the first to opt for organic farming, because "wine is made above all to be drunk", and thanks to low yields, he can obtain concentrated, ripe wines without high degrees. As of 2016, the estate is called Domaine Partagé, and operates according to a cooperative and solidarity-based model. The wines, vinified according to the principle of "one terroir, one cuvée", without chaptalization, in a low-interventionist approach, are pure, digestible and age well. The 2016 and 2017 vintages were very successful in a shortened range. In 2018, a vintage of volume and quality, the young whites lose in finesse what Mondeuse gains in complexity and juice.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 16.5/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (2021 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Rich, exotic, almost muscatel-like, it is distinguished by a very exuberant nose and a slender palate, a beautiful contrast!
About the domain :
The son of a factory worker, Gilles Berlioz is a happy, self-taught winegrower. Trained as a landscaper, he started out in 1990 with 0.8 hectares in the Chignin area, helped by his partner Christine. Today, he has 4.5 hectares, ploughed with the help of a horse, and converted to organic farming in 2005, followed by biodynamic farming (not certified). From the simple Chignin to the Mondeuse, not forgetting the exceptional Chignin-Bergon vinified in parcel selections, all the wines offer healthy, serene expressions of great depth of flavor. Savvy connoisseurs are snapping up these goldsmith's wines, which are very limited in volume. The welcome at the domaine is warm and passionate. An indispensable address.
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