Mondeuse Prieure St Christophe Domaine Giachino 2016

Mondeuse Prieure Domaine Giachino Natural Wine from the Savoie. Frederic Giachino took over the mythical Prierue Saint Christophe vineyard at the of 2014 from Michel Grisard and this is the first vintage of this Iconic Savoie wine under his hand. The quality and style remains and the concentration of the 2016 vintage will make for sensational ageing potential. This is Mondeuse at his greatest, rich yet taught, linear but with generous fruit, complexity and minerals linger on the finish, a quite delicious and rare wine.

Domaine Giachino was created in 1998 when Frédéric took over the 1,5 hectares family estate from his grandfather Marius Genton.

Later joined by his brother David, they progressively enlarged the estate to 9 hectares and enriched their vineyards with new grape varieties particular to their area of the Savoie. Their values and philosophy made a switch to natural and organic methods inevitable and this they did in 2006. The vineyards of Domaine Giachino are in Savoie, not far from Chambéry, on the hillsides of Mont Granier. The soils are moraine, clay and limestone; a specific geology to the area and source of the uniqueness of their delicious organic wines.