Winery Denis et Didier Berthollièr VigneronLes Salins Chignin Bergeron
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Les Salins Chignin Bergeron of the Winery Denis et Didier Berthollièr Vigneron is in the top 20 of wines of Vin de Savoie.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Salins Chignin Bergeron of Winery Denis et Didier Berthollièr Vigneron in the region of Savoie often reveals types of flavors of minerality, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or floral.
Details and technical informations about Winery Denis et Didier Berthollièr Vigneron's Les Salins Chignin Bergeron.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Salins Chignin Bergeron from Winery Denis et Didier Berthollièr Vigneron are 2016, 2014
Informations about the Winery Denis et Didier Berthollièr Vigneron
The Winery Denis et Didier Berthollièr Vigneron is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Vin de Savoie to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin de 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.
The wine region of Savoie
Savoie is a wine region in eastern France, in the mountainous areas just South of Lake Geneva and on the border with Switzerland. The location and geography of the region has very much defined its Character, which is fragmented, hilly and slightly Swiss. This is evident in the fresh, crisp white wines produced here, as well as in the labels of the region's wines. Many bear a white cross on a red background - the flag of Switzerland and Savoy.
The word of the wine: Solera
A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.
