Savoie
Giant Step - 2023 - Ludovic Archer
Ludovic Archer
“All the freshness of a grape variety capable of reaching great heights,” says Ludovic! Very fresh and delicate nose with notes of lemon, citrus zest, flint, and white-fleshed fruits. Tense and precise on the palate, this wine is playing in the big leagues. Long and salty finish.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Organic wine
- Designation
- Vin de Savoie AOP
- Bottled by
- Ludovic Archer - 73800
- Colour
- White wine
- Degree of alcohol
- 10.5 %
- To drink from
- 2026 to 2029
- rock’n’roll
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100% Jacquère from old vines grown organically and planted on two plots in Chignin, on clay-limestone soils. The plots are grazed by a flock of sheep until the end of March. Harvested by hand on September 27th, 2023. Vinification: 1/3 of the harvest is destemmed, 48 hours of maceration, slow pressing. No settling, 11 months of aging on total lees in vats, and 15% in barrels that have seen six wines. Bottled on July 12th, 2024, after fining (with bentonite) and light filtration. Micro-dose of sulfur: total SO2 of 34 mg/l.
Ludovic Archer
Ludovic Archer, child of the 1983 vintage, has been at the helm of his eponymous estate since 2019, with 5 hectares of organic vineyards between Chignin and Arbin. But let's go back in time... Originally from the Ain region, Ludovic grew up close to the mountains and has been living in this Savoie valley since 2003. Ludovic initially trained as a mechanical engineer and worked in industry. But...
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