Denis & Didier Berthollier 'La Coulee de Proserpine' Chignin Bergeron 2020

Press 4 Mix / Press 4 White • May 2023 Direct Press Selection Denis Berthollier always wanted to work in his family's vines, and when he started in earnest it was with an eye towards raising the bar. He did his internship work at Cheateau Beaucastel, one of the most famous Chateauneuf-du-Pape producers, and thought that Savoie should be looking to the nearby Rhône for inspiration, where many looked to Bordeaux. Back at his family's winery, his ambitions in the cellar had to take a back seat to improving the vineyards: cutting yields and reclaiming the steep sites that had historically produced the best wines. Luckily his brother Didier left his job as an engineer in Africa and came back to help with the vineyards in 1998, just before their father passed away. Today they have almost three hectares of crazy steep vines in addition to nine more hectares on gentler terrain. Everything is worked organically and sulfur additions are minimal. It might be a surprise to some that Roussanne, kno