Highly fruity nose, pure grenadine vibes; then comes the big surprise on the palate — the Beast (La Bête) reveals itself! Rustic yet without tannins, with beautiful minerality, the whole is tangy and pure, both easy-drinking and well-structured. Dare to take it on, and you’ll be rewarded!
Blend of more than thirty grape varieties, both red and white, co-planted on a 1.5-hectare hillside parcel that cannot be mechanised. The vines are between 60 and 90 years old and organically farmed. Around 30% hybrid varieties, alongside Alicante Bouschet, Gamay, Mondeuse, but also Jacquère, Servanin, Joubertin, even table grapes… Hand-harvested in three passes, fully destemmed, with all the grapes macerated together in stainless steel tanks for a few days, then pressed and aged in stainless steel tanks. Bottled in March 2025.
Laurent Fondimare and Wilfrid Debroize are the duo behind Domaine des Rutissons, based in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze in the Grésivaudan Valley (the Grenoble valley) in Savoie. Laurent, an agricultural engineer originally from Normandy, took over the estate in 2010 when it was still a polycultural farm with livestock; he shifted its focus entirely to viticulture and began by taking over a few...
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Organic or biodynamic wine
Organic or biodynamic wine
Organic or biodynamic wine
Organic or biodynamic wine
Organic or biodynamic wine
Organic or biodynamic wine
Sulphites-free wine for aficionados
Minimal sulphites
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