2022 Domaine Dupraz Apremont Le Moulin

WINEMAKER: Marc Dupraz
REGION: Savoie, FR
VARIETY: Jacquère
VITICULTURE: Certified Organic/Biodynamic

30yo vines on blue and red clay. Grapes are hand-harvested in mid-October and sorted in the cellar. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts takes place in 30 year old concrete tanks and last for three weeks under temperature control. The wine is kept on the lees for five months with battonage every two weeks. Aged for six months in concrete tanks and filtered.

Parcel of the entry-level domain, lots of finesse, pear, spices, soft, spicy quince, voluminous, persistence. 

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.