2022 France Gonzalvez Alpine

WINEMAKER: France Gonzalvez
REGION: Savoie/Beaujolais, FR
VARIETY: Gamay
VITICULTURE: Certified Organic/Biodynamic

A Vin de France (Gonzalvez) blend of Gamay from Savoie (in conversion to organic certification) & organic certified Gamay from Beaujolais. Handpicked & 10 days carbonic maceration, native yeasts, fermentation & maturation for 9 months in concrete tank, with 10ppm SO2 added at bottling. Unfined & unfiltered.

Lavender & mauve in colour, the nose skews more compote like with blue fruits & florals, spice, herbaceous notes underscored by graphite, rose petal, blood orange, boysenberry & gum. The palate balances acidity with a generous body & ripeness. A true "wine of meditation", says France.

Bordering Switzerland in eastern France, in the heart of the French Alps lies Savoie, a region as diverse as the breathtaking landscapes that surround it. Here, among soaring peaks & tranquil lakes, vineyards cling to steep slopes, their roots digging deep in a patchwork of soils that etch a lasting impression on their wines. 

Now, it's time to get glacial with alpine gem, France Gonzalvez. Pure and vibrant, they invigorate with the freshness of alpine air and intense minerality. Spending her formative years in Beaujolais under the tutelage of the giants - think Xavier Bénier, Lapalu, Lapierre & Métras (wow) - France's pedigree is near untouchable. Eventually returning home in 2020, she now works with small parcels of native varieties, farming organically in truly "hard yakka" conditions in the pursuit of an honest and pure expression of Savoie's idyllic terroir.