2015 Domaine Louis Magnin Arbin Mondeuse, Savoie, France
ABOUT THIS WINE
The classic cuvĂ©e from the domaine is produced from several parcels scattered about Arbin. The grapes, harvest manually, are destemmed before crushing. The period of maceration can last for as long as 12 days with daily pigeage in the first days. The Ă©levage is principally in stainless steel but a small percentage is left to age in older barrels. The Mondeuse âClassiqueâ is a rustic wine with a slight smokiness to the nose, herbaceous and spicy on the palate and marked by gentle tannins in the finish.Â
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
While prospecting in the Savoie, the search for the best Mondeuse has to be conducted in the village of Arbin, the home of this fascinating grape. In Arbin, the Domaine Louis Magnin surfaces to the top as does the richest cream. This domaine devotes 55% of its eight hectares to Mondeuse, all planted within the confines of Arbin in the sector known as the âCombe de Savoieâ. Another 30% of the vineyards are devoted to the Roussanne grape, known locally as âBergeronâ, all of which are situated in the neighboring village of MontmĂ©lian, equally renowned for its affinity to the Bergeron. The remaining 15% of the holdings are planted to Altesse and Gamay.
Louis and his wife, BĂ©atrice, are dedicated to organic viticulture. Further, certain parcels are treated according to biodynamic principles. The vineyards, in general, face south-southeast and are planted on steeply-sloping hillside sites the soil of which is a clay and limestone mix with an overlay of scree. Almost all vineyard work must be done by hand.
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ABOUT THIS WINE
The classic cuvĂ©e from the domaine is produced from several parcels scattered about Arbin. The grapes, harvest manually, are destemmed before crushing. The period of maceration can last for as long as 12 days with daily pigeage in the first days. The Ă©levage is principally in stainless steel but a small percentage is left to age in older barrels. The Mondeuse âClassiqueâ is a rustic wine with a slight smokiness to the nose, herbaceous and spicy on the palate and marked by gentle tannins in the finish.Â
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
While prospecting in the Savoie, the search for the best Mondeuse has to be conducted in the village of Arbin, the home of this fascinating grape. In Arbin, the Domaine Louis Magnin surfaces to the top as does the richest cream. This domaine devotes 55% of its eight hectares to Mondeuse, all planted within the confines of Arbin in the sector known as the âCombe de Savoieâ. Another 30% of the vineyards are devoted to the Roussanne grape, known locally as âBergeronâ, all of which are situated in the neighboring village of MontmĂ©lian, equally renowned for its affinity to the Bergeron. The remaining 15% of the holdings are planted to Altesse and Gamay.
Louis and his wife, BĂ©atrice, are dedicated to organic viticulture. Further, certain parcels are treated according to biodynamic principles. The vineyards, in general, face south-southeast and are planted on steeply-sloping hillside sites the soil of which is a clay and limestone mix with an overlay of scree. Almost all vineyard work must be done by hand.
