Bruno Lupin Roussette de Savoie is 100% Roussette de Savoie - The flavours are reminiscent of pear, gingerbread, spice and honey with a touch of nougat and the mouthfeel is soft, mellow and off dry. This would be splendid with river fish such as pike or perch, or veal escalope, or even the local Beaufort cheese.
Note: In 2023 Bruno Lupin lost a lot of his own fruit due to adverse weather conditions during the growing season. Bruno was forced to purchase some organic fruit from his cousin, in a neighbouring village within the Savoie AOP. Because the fruit from 2023 come from 2 different villages, Bruno labelled his wine outside the appellation ‘Frangy’. The wine however is as delicious and on point as previous wines from Bruno Lupin
DOMAINE BRUNO LUPIN ROUSSETTE DE SAVOIE, Savoie
Domaine Bruno Lupin Roussette de Savoie AC is for dry white wines made from the Altesse variety (locally called Roussette). There are sixteen villages in the Savoie, all of which have higher standards than those of the Vin de Savoie AC and Roussette de Savoie AC and may append their name to either of these appellations if their wines meet these higher criteria. One of the best of these crus is Frangy. The soils here are argillaceous limestone and glacial moraines and the exposure of the vines is south facing. As with many of the vineyards in this region the viticulture is lutte raisonnée. (Minimal use of chemicals, low yields, hand harvested) and the yields moderate (49hl/ha). In the winery some skin contact is allowed for richness of aroma with fermentation at 18-20c, followed by a natural settling of the must, lees contact, and eventual bottling in April the following year.