I Vicini Cortese 2022

Since 2011, Jean-Yves Péron has been developing a trading business by purchasing harvests from organic winegrowers in the region and collaborating with producers in Northern Italy. This approach has given rise to the I Vicini series, which offers him the opportunity to explore a greater diversity of terroirs and enrich his expertise in winemaking and aging.

I Vicini Cortese is a dry, natural white wine made by Jean-Yves Péron in Savoie from Cortese, an ancient grape variety often associated with Trebbiano or Garganega and from the Italian Piedmont. The grapes, grown on cool limestone soils, are hand-picked at optimal ripeness, then macerated for 15 days in whole bunches. The wine is then aged for a year in foudres without filtration, fining or the addition of sulfites. This wine reveals notes of lemon, white peach, quince, orange peel, citron, honeysuckle, mountain flowers and saline notes . On the palate, it is distinguished by its freshness, tension and aromatics typical of the grape variety, without sweetness. It is juicy, elegant and fresh.

Tasting advice : Do not decant for a long time, enjoy within 3 hours of opening.

Ah Italy, what a beautiful hedonistic country, people of the Dolce Vita, but what difficulty in understanding its wine organization! The key to understanding the naming system in Italy is to think of it as several small countries rather than a single homogeneous country because each region has its own naming system. Italy can, however, give wine lovers a multitude of wines with varied and unique flavors and styles, as well as bottles filled with surprise and creativity. Unfortunately, it also produces a large quantity of soulless and characterless wines which are sold under their most useful and commercially reputable name: Pinot Grigio, Chianti, Valpolicella, Lambrusco, Prosecco and many others... But let's talk a little history, viticulture in Italy dates back to ancient times and it originated in Greece. The Etruscans would have planted vines and Greek immigrants would have improved and modified the grape varieties who subsequently called this country "Oenotria": the country of wine. At the height of the Roman Empire, wine held an important place in daily life and certain regions already stood out for the excellence of their product. The Romans also established numerous vineyards in Europe, leaving an indelible testimony to their invasion. Today Italy is the largest wine producer in the world, ahead of France. Italy is divided into three climatic areas. The northern mountains experience a fairly harsh mountain climate. The “middle of the boot” plain is the domain of the continental climate with cold winters and hot, stormy summers. In the "southern part of the Italian boot" the Mediterranean climate reigns with very hot and very dry summers without forgetting the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. In summary, Italy produces wines of great variety thanks to its 200 different grape varieties, many of which originate from their lands. It is a country just as complex as its wines which deserve to be explored!