Boniface Caprice De Rocailles Savoie

Pierre boniface wines are produced at les rocailles a true earthly paradise nestled in the french alps. A cornerstone of the hps portfolio these wines represent great values and will be a revelation to those unfamiliar with the unique and distinctive wines of savoie. Vineyards: 40 acres jacquere for apremont owned 40 leased. About 8 owned 15 leased for roussette. Small acreages of chardonnay for brut jacquere for abymes gamay for rose and red for mondeuse. Three acres leased for production of roussanne for chignin-bergeron. Viticulture: vines average more than 30 years of age in both owned and leased vineyards. Yields of 4. 75 tons/acre. Vinification: after starting fermentation in cuves the temperature was lowered and the wine bottled resulting in a low-alcohol slightly sweet wine with fine bubbles. Tasting notes: produced entirely from gamay this sparkling rose is a wine of immense charm offering ripe strawberry/raspberry aromas and a refreshing acidity to balance i