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Domaine partagé Gilles Berlioz - Chignin Le Jaja 2020

Savoie

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RVF

(Notes vintage 2017)
jacquère
intensity
emblematic

An intense Jacquère from silty soils, with floral, honeyed, ripe notes and a hint of oxidation. Smooth, crisp and consistent. One of the estate's emblematic cuvées, its complexity and purity will leave you with unforgettable memories!

Features

Estate

Domaine partagé Gilles Berlioz

Cuvée

Le Jaja

Vintage

2020

Designation

Savoie Chignin

Region

Savoie

Grape varieties

100% Jacquère

Terroirs

Silt-limestone at "Les Frettes". South-east exposure. 38-year-old vines.

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic practices

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Slow pressing. Settling in vats. Vinification and malolactic fermentation in egg-shaped fiberglass vats. Gravity treatment. Bottled in February of the following year. Fining (bentonite) and filtration if necessary. Sulfiting at pressing and before bottling (1 to 2 g SO2/hl).

Breeding

Approximately 6 months in horizontal ovoid tanks to promote continuous vortexing

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Yellow with green highlights

Nose

Evokes tension, minerality and notes of white flowers and candied citrus fruit.

Mouth

Expresses a beautiful tension and ends with fine appetizing bitters

Serve

AT 12-14°C

Open

1/2 h before

Drink before

2027

Guard

6 years

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with Jerusalem artichoke mousse with roasted hazelnuts and scallops with combava, crab ravioli with combawa, lobster and citrus emulsion.

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

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

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated 16/20 (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.

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Note and review by Mme ALEXANDRA D. Published on 26/12/2022

a delight. Dry but very fruity. Bottle too small!

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Note and review by M. APOLLINAIRE M. Published on 20/12/2023

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