Blanc de Tradition

Cellier de la Baraterie is a domaine in Savoie in the French Alps At its helm is Julien Viana a talented young farmer and winemaker from the heart of the region He took over the winery in 2014 from Serge Bouchez a well established winemaker in the village of Cruet where Julien grew up Julien is not from a winemaking family and Bouchez had no children or relatives to continue his domain after his retirement so the match was perfect Upon finishing his winemaking studies in Beaujolais Julien returned to Savoie and began his work with a 1 hectare vineyard 2 5 acres Today Julien cultivates 10 hectares 25 acres on the Combe de Savoie not just in Cruet but also in the villages of St Jean de ...