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The stunning French Alpine region of Savoie is known for its beautiful freshwater lakes and snow capped mountains. The wines of Domaine de Chatillon are produced from plots overlooking the Lac de Bourget and are vibrant, fresh and clean wines that convey their alpine origins. Offering an exciting introduction to this dynamic region, the label pays homage to the 11th Century Castle overlooking the lake.
The Jacquère from Domaine de Chatillon is light-bodied and crisp with a clean steely minerality and light floral blossom notes. On the palate, this has a citrus or green apple acidity and can be compared to some lighter Muscadet wines, without the leesy characters.
There’s a subtle array of pomegranate and rose petals, with savoury red fruit aromas of strawberry and macerated cherry with hints of wildflowers and spice. The palate is lifted with roses, strawberry and glace cherry that frame this structural, floral and dry balanced rose.
A restrained savoury wine with vivid aromas and earthy tones with cranberry and cherries fruits. There are fresh cut violets, iris andPomegranate with a hint of cherry, plum and raspberry. Subtle notes of potting soil form a backdrop to its sweet and flowery flavours. The wine has a moderate acidity combined with the tartness of red fruits and structural tannins
Vivid purple violet colour with very appealing violet, rose petal, raspberry fruit, and white pepper, wet stone aromas, on the palate its medium-bodied plush and fresh with supple well-integrated tannins. It shows ample juicy strawberry, red currant, some blueberry, red cherry, sour plum, spice flavours and a hint of cacao with a lingering clean refreshing finish and a hint of savouriness.
Varieties produced are Jacquére, Rosé, Gamay, and locally revered Mondeuse. Jacquére denotes a vibrant, clean white, with subtle minerality that evokes Chatillon’s idyllic open air and summer sunshine, while Mondeuse is a medium-bodied red with firm tannins and aromatic flavours of raspberry, violets, and spice that echo the dense forest blanketing the mountains. All fruit is hand-picked from the 40-60 year-old vines, and all wines vinified locally to capture freshness & vivacity. Historically, these wines were a local-only privilege to consume, as Savoie produces a mere <1% of France’s wine repertoire. Domaine de Chatillon invites a global audience of wine lovers to savour the French alps and delve into Savoie.
Domaine de Chatillon spans 7-hectares, with ideal west-facing, mid-slope that allows the property to drink in sunshine at optimum exposure. Rich soils saturated with limestone, ancient glacial deposits, and marl define the alpine nuances of its wines – a uniquely Chatillon experience.
The stunning French Alpine region of Savoie is known for its beautiful freshwater lakes and snow capped mountains. The wines of Domaine de Chatillon are produced from plots overlooking the Lac de Bourget and are vibrant, fresh and clean wines that convey their alpine origins. Offering an exciting introduction to this dynamic region, the label pays homage to the 11th Century Castle overlooking the lake.
ABN: 69 167 820 304
LC: 5770324
