38530 Chapareillan
Savoy wine
I'm here to present the story of several lives...
The story begins with a precursor named Joseph Portaz. He left the impoverished Maurienne valley in late 1800 to settle and marry in Chapareillan, in the Grésivaudan valley.
A few dairy cows and a few vines in nearby Savoie enabled him to raise his three sons: Joseph, Clément and François. The three boys choose to work their vines separately, but the cellars are the link, all three side by side. Clément, my grandfather, passed on the family farm to Gérard, my father. The work in the vineyards continues.
This is how I succeed to this line of men, linked to the love of the land.
I join my parents in 2009, to name this family story "Domaine de l'Epervière".
The adventure begins...
Julie PORTAZ
Our soils
In 1248, the collapse of a limestone mountain ravaged land and villages. Men and animals perished in this tragic collapse, and the area became cursed... But the story has only just begun, for this new geographical situation is the source of a unique terroir, which gave birth to the Abymes and Apremont appellations.
Our nineteen parcels are spread across this territory, rich in its diversity of altitudes, orientations and soil evolution, but with the common base of the clay-limestone nature of the soils. Our plots represent 6 hectares.
Our grape varieties
Precious and endemic to Savoie, we work with the Jacquère and Altesse grape varieties in white and very soon the Persan, a red grape variety.
Jacquère is dominant and represents 82% of our grape varieties. Present on the estate's historic plots, it can now reach 70 years of age.
Altesse is grown on the finest terroirs, in two parcels: one facing south and the other east.
Planted since 2021, the Persan grape variety, originally from the Maurienne valley, expresses itself on three plots with a strong limestone dominance and different altitudes.
Our work
We take great care to preserve the balance of each life component of our plots: the spontaneous flora, the auxiliary fauna, our rose bushes and wood borders and of course, our vines, sometimes close to 80 years old.
We work our 19 plots independently of each other, adapting our work to the uniqueness of each one: spring and autumn ploughing for some, leaf thinning for others... Our fertilizers, from neighbouring farms, are applied according to the needs of the vines.
Our work is punctuated by the growth of the plant and, above all, by the climatic conditions of each vintage.
Appellation : Vin de Savoie Abymes
Vintage: Maestra
Grape variety: Jacquère
Clay-limestone soil
Vintage: 2020
Low-temperature alcoholic fermentation, full malolactic fermentation.
Ageing on lees
Serving temperature: 12°C
Food pairing: Chateaubriand morel sauce
Nose: Crisp, open expression of fruit, brioche, iris, pineapple and candied citrus.
Palate: Roundness and softness, roborative gourmandise, mineral grain.
Appellation : Roussette de Savoie
Vintage: Phantasia
Grape variety: Altesse
Clay-limestone soil
Vintage: Blend of 3 vintages
Low-temperature alcoholic fermentation, partial malolactic fermentation.
Ageing on lees
Operating temperature: 12 °C
Food pairing :Salmon Gravelax
Nose: Well-worked style, accomplished expression, dry, candied fruit evolution, soot, graphite, cumin and honeycomb.
Palate: Rich and vital, with a suave, saline feel.
Appellation : Vin de Savoie Abymes
Vintage: Habanera
Grape variety: Jacquère - Parcel selections
Clay-limestone soil
Vintage: 2022
Low-temperature alcoholic fermentation
Complete malolactic fermentation
Ageing on lees
Operating temperature: 12 °C
Food pairing: Salmon tartar with dill
Nose: Flint, civet, syringe, English candy and citrus zest.
Palate: Generous composition, suave roundness and saline structure.
Appellation : Vin de Savoie Apremont
Cuvée: Les Jumelles
Grape variety: Jacquère
Clay-limestone soil
Vintage: 2022
Low-temperature alcoholic fermentation
Aging on lees
Serving temperature: 10°C
Food pairing: Veal quasi, scallop risotto ...
Nose: Intense aromas of gunflint, civet, narcissus, English candy, citrus zest and wild thyme.
Palate: Freshness and softness, flattering delicacy and precise minerality.
Appellation : Vin de Savoie Apremont
Cuvée : Eugénie
Grape variety: Jacquère
Clay-limestone soil
Vintage : Out of stock
Low-temperature alcoholic fermentation
Aging on lees
Serving temperature: 10°C
Food pairing: Ravioles and buttered broth
Nose: Elegance and typical expression of thiolated fruit, flint, civet, pomelo, vine peach, peppermint.
Palate: luscious vitality, smooth volume, vertical minerality
Appellation : Roussette de Savoie
Vintage: Phantasia
Grape variety: Altesse
Clay-limestone soil
Vintage: 2022
Partial malolactic fermentation.
Aged on lees.
Operating temperature: 12 °C
Food pairing: Fish tajine and curried gambas
Nose: Savoy cookie, hawthorn, candied citrus, fenugreek and ginger.
Palate: Rich and round, with candied tonicity and saline minerality.
Appellation : Vin de Savoie Abymes
Cuvée : Classic
Grape variety: Jacquère
Clay-limestone soil
Vintage: 2022
Complete malolactic fermentation.
Ageing on lees
Serving temperature: 10°C
Food pairing : Cheese platter
Nose: Bergamot, grapefruit, banana and peach pit, lemon balm
Taste: lemony, minty tone, crisp minerality
Appellation : Vin de Savoie Abymes
Cuvée: Les Jacques
Grape variety: Jacquère
Clay-limestone soil
Vintage: 2022
Alcoholic fermentation at low temperature, complete malolactic fermentation.
Aging on lees
Serving temperature: 10°C
Food pairing: Seafood
Nose: A touch of brioche, civet, toast, acacia, baked peach, hazelnut and hay.
Palate: Roundness and vitality, delicate touch and salinity.
The wines: the winery
Right up to the harvest, we keep a close eye on the development of ripeness. Harvesting is mostly mechanical, with only a few plots hand-picked. Pressing is immediate, and settling times vary according to the juice.
Fermentation takes place to the rhythm of classical music masterpieces, as does the ageing of the wines (around 5 to 6 months for all the whites).
The wines: our cuvées
Our parcels are unique, and our cuvées express this mosaic of characters. Our aim is to reveal the value of the grape variety, the year that produced it and the work that went into it.
Each cuvée carries a part of our history...
Enjoy your tasting!
75 Rue de la Crapautière, 38530 Chapareillan
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