Chignin Bergeron, Louis Magnin - 2017

Together with their friend Michel Grisard, Béatrice and Louis Magnin have trained and inspired many young winegrowers in Savoie, while at the same time being the forerunners of environmentally friendly viticulture. The three of them have therefore set important quality standards for Savoy wines and are in a way the "parents" of the new generation, which owes them so much and in return carries them very high in its heart.Since the beginning, or almost since the beginning, Louis Magnin, known as "Lili", has been assisted in his work in the vineyard and in marketing by his wife, Béatrice, a little woman with a strong character, endowed with an extraordinary work force and energy, to whom we must pay tribute, because without her, Louis would never have made the career he did. The estate, a family business par excellence, covers 8 hectares mainly located in Arbin, in the Combe de Savoie valley, near the town of Montmélian. The Magnins have been certified organic since 2012, but have been using biodynamic viticulture since 2010. Adjacent to the Bauges massif, on the slopes of Arbin-Montmélian, they claim mondeuse in the Arbin cru, but also produce bergeron, thus roussanne, on the Chignin cru; Roussette de Savoie (or altesse) and jacquère. A wide variety of soils and a south/south-east exposure contribute to the ripening of the grapes, which then express the strength of their great...