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Domaine Céline Jacquet

Mes Aieux 2016

red, still wine, 750mL

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Essentials


Region

France > Savoie

Appellation

AOP Vin-de-Savoie Arbin

Grapes

Mondeuse

Soil

Limestone scree, very light topsoil.

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Facts


HVE certified, Hand harvest, Minimal SO2

  • ABV

    12.5 %

  • Residual Sugar

    N/A

  • Sulfite Level

    N/A

  • Total Acidity

    N/A

  • Production (Bottles)

    3000 bottles

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The vineyard


The top of the coteaux of Arbin

Exposure

South East

Age of the wines

60

Altitude

450m

Size

1

Slope

50%

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The cellar


Vinification is all about fruit, no oak but only stainless steel for both fermentation and ageing.

Vessel

stainless, Stainless

Elevage

N/A

Type of closure

Diam

This wine comes from a selected parcel of the Arbin vineyard high on the slope.  A pure expression of the very unique terroir of Arbin. Very coherent with the other Arbin from Céline, "Mes Aieux" brings a bit more of everything. It’s even softer on the tannins and brings more structure and complexity. For many, this is Céline’s higher-end red wine. Young, this wine is all about red and black fruits combined with spices and pepper, with rather melted tannins for the Arbin vineyard. The wine is bone dry, and rather nervous and vertical. This wine has ageing potential. Already 6 years in, it gives some lovely mushroom-y tertiary notes that will please amateurs of serious wines and that confirm that Mondeuse is definitely a variety with ageing potential. In terms of pairing, it's actually a great pick for Duck breast cooked with sweet savours, or even with a cheese plate from the french alps. Typically great with Tomme de Savoie, Reblochon or Tamié cheese which have a cream profile that complement well the wines.

This wine comes from a selected parcel of the Arbin vineyard high on the slope.  A pure expression of the very unique terroir of Arbin. Very coherent with the other Arbin from Céline, "Mes Aieux" brings a bit more of everything. It’s even softer on the tannins and brings more structure and complexity. For many, this is Céline’s higher-end red wine. Young, this wine is all about red and black fruits combined with spices and pepper, with rather melted tannins for the Arbin vineyard. The wine is bone dry, and rather nervous and vertical. This wine has ageing potential. Already 6 years in, it gives some lovely mushroom-y tertiary notes that will please amateurs of serious wines and that confirm that Mondeuse is definitely a variety with ageing potential. In terms of pairing, it's actually a great pick for Duck breast cooked with sweet savours, or even with a cheese plate from the french alps. Typically great with Tomme de Savoie, Reblochon or Tamié cheese which have a cream profile that complement well the wines.

About Domaine Céline Jacquet

Céline Jacquet is a young woman winemaker , who established her domaine in 2011 in the village of Arbin , in Savoie . Today , She farms about 5 hectares (12 acres) , without any desire to grow much bigger . She cultivates the traditional grape varietals of the Combe de Savoie: Mondeuse , Roussette , Altesse and Bergeron (also known as Roussane in the Rhone valley) . She has vineyards in different places in the Combe de Savoie: Arbin , St-Jean de la Porte , Cruet , and Chignin . Céline studied winemaking in Beaujolais . Many of her parcels , such as the one going into Mes Aieux or Les Echalats , are at the top of the vineyard , planted on very steep slopes who ...

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