Domaine Saint-Romain

Country:
France
Region:
Savoie
Year founded:
1927
Owner:
Nicolas Perret
Organic:
Organic
website:
https://www.shiverick.com/domaine-saint-romain

Basic Info

One of the most underestimated and (in our humble opinions) undersold wine regions in France, Savoie sits nestled into the idyllic hillsides of the French Alps near the Swiss border. It’s a cool region even during summer and receives much snow in winter. This combination of climatic features makes for bracingly crisp, honeyed whites and fresh, spicy, chillable reds of astronomical quality. Domaine Saint Romain, a diminutive family-run winery of less than 5 ha, hails from Jongieux, a small cru in the hilly mid-section of Savoie just east of the Savoie River. Boasting quality wines of red and white grapes, Jongieux rests on the glacially-sculpted terraces between Lac de Bourget (the biggest lac in all of France) and the Rhône River. Within Jongieux lies the top cru of Marestel which features white wines made solely of the Altesse grape (also known as Roussette).