Château De Merande

Château de Merande

La Belle Romaine Red Blend

2020 vintage, cepage is 100% Mondeuse. This is a particular grape variety to the Haute Savoie around Annecy. Bio et biodynamique. Alcohol 12% - ~€17 at bottle shop.
This is also typical of the new wave of wines in France, organic (often also natural) small batch wines made from relatively unknown grapes, or, known grapes in atypical regions. This is the French Revolution revisited in the wine world. Good wine from traditional French regions like Bordeaux and Burgundy are priced out of reach of every day drinkers, and most likely, winemaking opportunities in these regions are similarly inaccessible to all but the most privileged in the winemaking community.
Wines like this are a harbinger of change in the French wine community, as are the Parisian wine bars who serve them.
A textured spicy and punchy red, with good acid and medium body. Excellent with game, pate de compagne and funky Savoie cheeses. Merci!
— 2 years ago

Château de Merande

Arbin Mondeuse

The cranberry sauce of cranberry sauce. All around! — 6 years ago

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Château de Merande

Le Comte Rouge

2011 le comte rouge. 100% mondeuse, 12% alcohol, from arbois village.

niceee!
medium dark fruit, violets, dark bread spices in addition to black pepper. focused, focused, focused.

get your hands on the wine - this is a bargain catch!!
— 9 years ago

Château de Merande

Le Grand Vin de Savoie Chignin-Bergeron Roussanne 2016

Nice expression of Roussanne. Less heavy or opulent. More minerally. — 4 years ago

Severn, Adam and 10 others liked this

Château de Merande

1248 Vin de Savoie Apremont White Blend

Never had this grape variety before - slightly acidic on its own, but softer and smoother when paired with a cream-based dish. Misidentified on the app (it should be Douze cent Quarante Haut 1248). — 5 years ago