La Grande Journée (2019)

Based in the Savoie region of France, Jean Yves Peron crafts natural wines with minimal intervention from high-altitude vineyards. La Grande Journée is one of Peron's most sought-after cuvées, a skin-contact blend of Jacquère and Altesse that spends 18 months in barrel. The wine shows intense aromatics of wild herbs, yellow fruits, and mountain flowers, with a textural complexity that speaks to both the terroir and his masterful winemaking approach.   Varietal: Altesse, Jacquère Region: Chignin, Savoie, France Soil: Clay & Limestone Vinification/ Maturation/ Vineyard/ Winemaking Info Harvested by hand 2.5 months maceration Completely finishes malolactic with no SO2 added. The vines are high-density (10,000/hectare), single-staked goblet, very low to the ground and very low-yielding; their uniform southern exposure gives them the sun’s full benefit. Aged sous voile = under a protective layer of veil-like yeast, similar to the Jura’s vin jaune, whence the name (“women’s petticoat”).