Country	France
Region	Savoie
Alc. Content	12.0%
Year	2016
Volume	750 mL

Notes

Domaine Saint-Germain was established in 1999 by brothers Etienne and Raphaël Saint-Germain. The two hail from a family of grape growers and, after training in enology and plant biology, they began estate bottling. Located under the Arclusaz mountains and the Parc Naturel des Bauges in Saint-Pierre d'Albigny, facing the Alps, the two brothers produce regionally typical and delicate wines with local grapes. Today Raphaël runs the estate and has gradually built up the vineyard holdings and gained a loyal clientele as well as some excellent reviews from the French press. With quiet determination, they converted their vineyards to organics and, over the simple winemaking cellar, built a tasting room overlooking the town of St-Pierre d'Albigny and the Combe de Savoie. They are now one of the leading lights in the region, working 12 hectares of vineyards of unique varieties including Jacquere, Mondeuse, Altesse, Persan, Molette and Gringet. The soils here are a glacial mixture of clay, sandstone and quartz. These are true mountain wines with exceptional purity and cut. .