2022 Domaine du Gringet, 'Le Feu' Ayze Blanc, Savoie, France Martissima with minimal intervention

with minimal intervention

Destemmed then fermented and aged on skins for 20 days with gentle punchdowns once daily

The Joly family owns 3

also referred to as Quina

and citrus—think orange peel

2022 Domaine du Gringet, 'Le Feu' Ayze Blanc, Savoie, France Martissima with minimal interventionArguably the most celebrated terroir of the appellation. Located in the commune of Marignier, Le Feu is a south facing hillside consisting of marl reddened by the presence of clay rich in iron oxide. While Belluard's Le Feu was a blended cuve, the domaine has chosen to produce a single parcel wine from vines planted uniquely on red marl. Their Le Feu is vinified and aged like all other parcellaire wines, the taste differences being only the reflection