Wines made from Altesse grapes of Vin de Savoie
Discover the best wines made with Altesse as a single variety or as a blend of Vin de Savoie.
More informations about the variety Altesse
The Altesse white grape variety is French in origin, but its ancestors were brought from Cyprus. It then developed in the vineyards of the southeast of the country. The Montagnieu fusette or arbane, as it is also called, buds early in the year. A cottony veil covers the first buds. The involuted blade and the U-shaped petiolar sinus distinguish the adult, three-lobed leaves. During, sometimes for late vengeance, the clusters of medium or small size are winged, compact and cylindrical.the fruits reveal a melting pulp under a film of variable color. The pink-tan colour replaces the early reddish yellow when the berries ripen. If they persist, the berries take on a lilac hue. The vinification promises sparkling, aromatic and elegant sweet whites, or dry whites. Altesse is a grape variety to be carefully maintained against acariosis and erinosis.
More informations about the region of Savoie
Vin de Savoie (often written simply as "Savoie") is the main appellation of the Savoie region in the far east of France. This mountainous region located west of the Alps has distinctive wine styles that are rarely seen outside their territory of origin. Most are Dry white wines made from the Altesse, Jacquère and Chasselas grapes. Savoy wines are often described as distinctly "alpine", citing their fresh, Mineral characteristics.
What are the typical flavors of the Altesse grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 4% of Altesse
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Altesse
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Altesse
- Green applePresent in 2% of Altesse
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Altesse
- EarthPresent in 2% of Altesse
- CreamPresent in 1% of Altesse
- Non oakPresent in 1% of Altesse
- OakPresent in 1% of Altesse
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Altesse
- ToastyPresent in 1% of Altesse
- AlmondsPresent in 1% of Altesse
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Altesse
- PearPresent in 1% of Altesse
- LemonPresent in 1% of Altesse
- MineralityPresent in 1% of Altesse
- LimePresent in 1% of Altesse
- ButterPresent in 1% of Altesse
- BiscuitsPresent in 1% of Altesse
News about the grape variety Altesse
Decanter World Wine Awards embraces wines in alternative packaging
Traditional glass bottles still dominate, but there is also a rising focus on the environmental credentials and lifestyle advantages offered by quality wines in bag-in-box, cans, paper bottles, returnable glass bottles and other so-called alternative packaging formats. Leading wine writers in the UK recently signed an open letter spearheaded by the Wine Traders for Alternative Formats (WTAF) group, which said a greater focus on viable alternatives to traditional glass bottles could significantly ...
Fugitive who masterminded £46.6m wine fraud will return to London for confiscation hearing
Livio Mazzarello, 62, was found guilty of money laundering and evading excise duty and VAT on an ‘industrial scale’ in July 2017. He had been selling cases of wine under the counter for cash at The Italian Wine Company in Neasden, northwest London. This fraud allowed the company to dodge VAT and duty on millions of bottles of wine, which were sold wholesale to UK retailers. The total loss to HMRC, the UK’s tax authority, reached £46,579,257.32 between June 2008 and March 2013, according to court ...
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...