Domaine partagé Gilles Berlioz - Chignin Bergeron Les Fripons 2018
Savoie
White
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Drink or Keep
16,5/20
RVF
-
15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
A rare intensity for this vibrant, mineral Bergeron, with slightly iodized bitters. Notes infused with pepper and spice. A ripe, deep Roussanne that combines a saline dimension with a spicy, fruity structure. A succulent harmony!
Features
Estate
Domaine partagé Gilles Berlioz
Cuvée
Les Fripons
Vintage
2018
Designation
Savoie Chignin Bergeron
Region
Savoie
Grape varieties
100% Roussanne
Terroirs
Clay-limestone soil with limestone parent rock, east-facing, lieu dit les Châteaux, 25-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
13%
Residual sugars
1 g/l
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Intense, golden color with green and amber highlights
Nose
Empyreumatic and slightly reduced, releasing the heady richness of an accomplished expression where candied fruit mingles with floral, balsamic and honeyed notes: flint, burnt garlic and matches, arnica, dried apricot and candied orange, curry.
Mouth
Round and full-bodied, it offers a gourmet substance to which spicy aromatics and suave substance contribute, while giving a pleasantly fresh aftertaste with the support of fine minerality.
Serve
AT 12-14°C
Open
1/2 h before
Drink before
2024
Guard
6 years
Food and wine pairing
Goes very well with aperitif dishes as well as frogs with parsley, caillettes with spinach or chard, or trout.
Gilles Berlioz shared domain
Savoie
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated (2019 guide) 15.5/20 (Vintage 2017) (Very good wine)
Domaine 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 vineyard 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 first and foremost 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
Rated (2019 guide) 16.5/20 (Vintage 2017) (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2021) 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 connoisseurs).
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.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.3/5
out of 3 reviews
Note and review by Mme CHRISTINE L. Published on 13/07/2023
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Note and review by M. PASCAL P. Published on 19/11/2021
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Note and review by M. LAURENT F. Published on 15/08/2021
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