Domaine Partage Chignin-Bergeron Les Fripons 2017 NO20230816 neither murky nor heavy

neither murky nor heavy

and is laid to rest for more than three years before release

and luminous—lighter siliceous soils produce a wine of extraordinary elegance

and does a two-day whole-cluster cold soak that pulls a delicate pink hue and just enough phenolic grip out of the skins

red-fruited kind rather than the muscular kind — three and a half hectares of vines

Domaine Partage Chignin-Bergeron Les Fripons 2017 NO20230816 neither murky nor heavyGilles and Christine Berlioz are biodynamic pioneers on the steep slopes of Chignin, and their two Chignin Bergeron cuves (Bergeron is Savoie's name for Roussanne) trade off as a study in terroir. Les Fripons (the rascals) comes from an east facing neighbour to Les Filles, where the vines drive into the bedrock with almost no topsoil to speak of. The result is leaner and saltier than its sibling: lower alcohol, more salivating bitter herbs, and a snap