Chasselas 'A morning facing the lake', Les Vignes de Paradis, Savoie

Chasselas 'Un matin face au lac', Les Vignes de Paradis, Savoie. This is by far the most beautiful Chasselas from France. Tension, purity, finesse, mineral, length. Delicate acidity and bitterness. Provides immense drinking pleasure. Alpine freshness from Haute-Savoie, like on a perfect morning with a view of Lake Geneva. Enjoy!

• Serve: 12 °C
• Drink: now until 2030+

Chasselas, is it any good?

Chasselas is mainly found in Alsace, Baden (as Gutedel), Switzerland (as Fendant). It normally produces neutral wines. But as you also see with Macabeo and Trebbiano, in the right hands, Chasselas yields astonishingly beautiful wine. The appellation within Savoie is called IGP Vin des Allobroges. Now you know!

Les Vignes de Paradis

Winemaker Dominique Lucas of Les Vignes de Paradis - nomen est omen - cultivates his 12 hectares of cooler west-facing (and beautiful) vineyards biodynamically. The poor soil of glacial moraines (till, granite) with lots of calcareous sandstone ensures beautiful fruit.

Perfectly ripe grapes

The grapes are harvested in stages (tries), always at perfect ripeness. This white wine from vineyards near Crèpy also comes from the best, oldest vines with low yields. The juice ferments and matures for 6 months in egg-shaped concrete vats.
These concrete vats are becoming increasingly common; they allow some air to pass through, impart no flavour (unlike wood), and their shape is said to create an internal fluid dynamic that produces finer wine. Duly noted.

Chasselas 'Un matin face au lac', Les Vignes de Paradis, Savoie