TASTING NOTES:

Nose: orchard fruit, minerality, butter
green apple, caramelized apple, stewed pears; limestone, river rocks, wet slate; lightly buttery but not overly so

Palate: Gentle liveliness in the back of the palate and a delicate body which supports the aromatic structure of the wine

FOOD PAIRING RECOMMENDATION:

chicken with cream, mushroom, and herbs (Alpine-style, but cream)
or
potato gratin with cream, garlic, nutmeg

ASHWIN'S REFLECTION:

Bugey is one of France’s smallest wine regions sitting between Savoie and Jura and is shaped by alpine influences. Yves Duport is the 4th generation of the family in the trade, and his focus is on making minimal intervention wines that finesse the alpine vines and in his quest for finesse gives the older vines naturally produce less fruit but higher quality fruit. These old Chardonnay vines provide more depth, which Yves accentuates with aging on the lees.