Les Echalats

C line 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 C line 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 benefit from perfect south south east exposure looking at the Alps The work in ...