Domaine Partage Chignin-Bergeron Les Fripons 2017 event-sold-out Column-distilled by an undisclosed distillery

Column-distilled by an undisclosed distillery in El Salvador from estate-grown sugarcane molasses and aged for an initial 10 years in the tropical climate of El Salvador

more traditional scale before selling to Cos d'Estournel's Michel Reybier in 2023

The result is gently effervescent with fine natural bubbles

A big-boned white for people who have grown tired of Chardonnay

Domaine Partage Chignin-Bergeron Les Fripons 2017 event-sold-out Column-distilled by an undisclosed distilleryGilles and Christine Berlioz are biodynamic pioneers on the steep slopes of Chignin, and their two Chignin Bergeron cuves (Bergeron is Savoie's name for Roussanne) trade off as a study in terroir. Les Fripons (the rascals) comes from an east facing neighbour to Les Filles, where the vines drive into the bedrock with almost no topsoil to speak of. The result is leaner and saltier than its sibling: lower alcohol, more salivating bitter herbs, and a snap