Rémy Berlioz’s Abymes 2019.
“But why not present your wines at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris? How many times Rémy Berlioz, winemaker from Chapareillan (Isère), has heard this! His fellow members of the Cuma (Cooperative for the use of agricultural equipment) des Éboulis, with whom he shares the harvesting machine, tractor and bottling group, convinced him so much that he ended up giving in to their pleas. And he did not regret it.
“I make wines the way I like to drink them”
Founded in 2012, the young winemaker, who manages twelve hectares of vineyards, 95% of which are jacquère, almost all of which are rented, has won, since the first attempt, the maximum distinction in apremont and in abymes for the 2019 vintage. in front of the great names of the white wines of Savoie.
Rémy loves excellence. He shook hands with her schoolmate Mickaël Ramonet, from Chassagne-Montrachet (Côte-d’Or), who vinifies five great white wines in the Côte de Beaune. “I make wines the way I like to drink them. Wines that are too lively, too dry, that’s not what I prefer. It’s hard to sell a wine you don’t like,” he says.
White wines of remarkable finesse and freshness
In fact, his white wines from Savoy are similar to him. Without ostentation, they stand out for their finesse and freshness, while showing a friendly roundness. If the apremont is characterized by a discreet minerality, the abyss with delicate aromas of hawthorn, hazelnut and alpine flowers reveals an elegant citrus flavor. A Jacquere in all its splendour, light and airy, from the limestone scree of Mont Granier.
The untreated soils are fed with algae and copper, which help the plant defend itself against powdery mildew and downy mildew. The Sarto du Cep d’Or is now certified High Environmental Value (HVE). “An approach welcomed by most consumers, especially supermarket customers,” says Rémy, who also sells his wine every Thursday morning at the Aime-la-Plagne market. He belongs to the Une Montagne de producteurs association, which plans to open a shop in Haute Tarentaise next winter.
Price: 5 euros. Tailor of the Cep d’Or, chemin des Grandes Combes, 38530 Chapareillan. Such. 06 14 53 32 90.
