{"product_id":"roussette-de-savoie-les-aricoques-2023","title":"Roussette de Savoie, Les Aricoques 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eDomaine Les Aricoques is one of the exciting young names to emerge from Savoie in recent years, founded in 2021 by childhood friends Guillaume Bellon and Romain Dupont. After gaining experience across different sides of the wine world, the pair took over a tiny 4.8ha estate in Frangy, Haute-Savoie, determined to explore the potential of this remarkable Alpine terroir. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTheir vineyards sit around 450m altitude on south-facing glacial moraine slopes, planted predominantly with the local varieties Altesse, Jacquère, Mondeuse and Gamay. Farming is organic with biodynamic practices, while cellar work remains deliberately gentle: ambient yeast fermentations, restrained extraction and ageing across stainless steel, concrete, foudres and older barrels, with sulphur used sparingly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe wines have a distinctly Alpine character — pure, energetic and mineral, balancing ripe fruit with freshness and tension. Despite only releasing their first vintage in 2021, Les Aricoques has quickly become one of the names to watch in the new generation of Savoie producers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA beautifully precise expression of 100% Altesse, from old vines rooted in the glacial moraine soils around Frangy. The grapes are directly pressed and fermented in older 400L barrels before ageing for around a year on the lees, building texture while retaining the variety’s natural freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eQuince, ripe pear and lemon are joined by elderflower, chamomile and subtle Alpine herbs, with a gentle chalky character underneath. The palate is textured and quietly concentrated, balanced by vibrant acidity and a distinctly stony, saline minerality. Elegant, energetic and bone dry, with a long citrus-driven finish — a serious and wonderfully pure expression of Savoie Altesse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer \u003cstrong\u003eGuillaume Bellon of Les Aricoques\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin \u003cstrong\u003eFrangy, Savoie, France\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrapes \u003cstrong\u003eAltesse \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage \u003cstrong\u003e2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlcohol \u003cstrong\u003e11%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle \u003cstrong\u003eFresh, clean lifted white\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle size \u003cstrong\u003e75 cl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaking \u003cstrong\u003eH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand harvested, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpontaneous fermentation of mostly destemmed grapes,  fermented in cement vats and aged in the same vessel.  Unfiltred, unfined and little SO2 added at bottling. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNotes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNatural, Biodynamic, Organic \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Aricoques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55645340893560,"sku":"ROUSSETT-23-ARQ-WHI","price":61.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0040\/6070\/8993\/files\/LEs_Aricoques_Roussete.png?v=1788255066","url":"https:\/\/sipwines.shop\/products\/roussette-de-savoie-les-aricoques-2023","provider":"SipWines Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}