2022 Domaine Dupraz Apremont Les Terres Blanches
WINEMAKER: Marc Dupraz
REGION: Savoie, FR
VARIETY: Jacquère
VITICULTURE: Certified Organic/Biodynamic
This cuvee is a nod to Michel Dupraz, the grandfather who planted this plot of vines, on white & blue clay, and granite. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in concrete tank. The wine is kept on the lees for eight months and aged for an additional 12 months in concrete tanks and filtered.
Fresh pear flavours, spicy quince, big structure and volume for a vibrant, refreshing finale. You get lovely freshness of fruit and a clean, bitter end, but without the wine ever being too hot, too opulent or too overweight. It has lots of sappy, aromatic green fruit and a floral touch on the nose, the palate echoing those notes with ample lift from the ringing, bell-clear acidity.
Since the inception of the domaine in 1880 by François Dupraz, the Dupraz family has remained established in Le Reposoir building upon their estate. Michel Dupraz, grandson to François, brought the professional business side to the domaine, planting a third of the vines still cultivated today while establishing a strong reputation of the region. Currently, the 5th generation, Marc Dupraz, is in ownership of the domaine with his sons, Jérémy and Maxime, working with passion and respect as the winemakers running all operations. Over these past few years, Jérémy and Maxime have worked to reinstate elements of their family history, starting with reclaiming Michel’s former cellars and their uncle Jean Dupraz’s vineyards in 2014. Today, Domaine Dupraz hosts 18.5 ha of vineyards on the same slopes where François began, in the lieu dit of Reposoir.