L’Abymes 2019 by Rémy Berlioz.
“But why don’t you present your wines at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris? How many times Rémy Berlioz, winegrower in Chapareillan (Isère), has heard it said! His fellow associates of the Cuma (Cooperative for the use of agricultural equipment) des Éboulis, with whom he shares a harvesting machine, tractor and bottling group, talked him into it so much that he ended up giving in to their entreaties. And he didn’t regret it.
“I make wines the way I like to drink them”
Established since 2012, the young winegrower, who operates twelve hectares of vines, 95% of which are jacquère, almost all of which are rented, has, from the first attempt, won the highest distinction in apremont and in abymes for the 2019 vintage, in front of the big names. white wines from Savoy.
Rémy loves excellence. He rubbed shoulders with her at his school friend Mickaël Ramonet, from Chassagne-Montrachet (Côte-d’Or), who vinifies five great white wines in the Côte de Beaune. “I make wines the way I like to drink them. Wines that are too lively, too dry, that’s not what I prefer. It’s hard to sell a wine you don’t like,” he says.
Remarkable white wines of finesse and freshness
In fact, his white wines from Savoie resemble him. Without ostentation, they are remarkable for their finesse and freshness, while displaying a friendly roundness. If the apremont is marked by a fair minerality, the abymes with delicate aromas of hawthorn, hazelnut and alpine flowers reveals an elegant citrus flavor. A Jacquère in all its splendor, light and airy, from the limestone scree of Mont Granier.
Untreated soils are nourished with algae and copper, which help the plant to defend itself against powdery mildew and mildew. Sarto du Cep d’Or is now certified high environmental value (HVE). “An approach welcomed by most consumers, especially customers of supermarkets,” says Rémy, who also sells his wine at the Aime-la-Plagne market every Thursday morning. He is part of the association Une Montagne de producteurs, which plans to open a store in Haute Tarentaise next winter.
Price: 5 euros. Sarto du Cep d’Or, chemin des Grandes Combes, 38530 Chapareillan. Such. 06 14 53 32 90.
