Apremont de Savoie

This is Apremont de Savoie, a cru of Vin de Savoie, which I tasted at last year's Wine and Dine Festival. Made mainly from the local Jacquere grape, the balance can be made from a number of other varieties including Aligote, Altesse, Chardonnay and Marsanne. This example was a pale straw, with a crisp appley nose. The entry of the palate was off dry with a continuation of the crisp appley notes. An acid backbone gives ample support.

As for Jacquere, it is a high yielding grape from Savoie, giving acid wines with herbaceous aromas and notes of green apples and pears. Apart from Apremont, it is also found in some Bugey wines.