Jean-René Germanier - Chasselas "Les Terrasses" Fendant de Vétroz 2022 (750ml)
Price: $34.99
| Producer | Jean-René Germanier |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Region | Valais |
| Varietal | Chasselas |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 205287 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Jean-René Germanier Description
This estate is one of the oldest Swiss wineries founded in 1886. Urbain Germanier harvested his first vintage in 1896 at Balavaud (a hamlet in the commune of Vértroz) and devoted his life to his vineyards. His three sons, Francis, Paul and Charles later took over and the winery is now in its 3rd generation under the direction of Jean-René Germanier and his nephew Gilles Besse. Gilles Besse was 24 when he was approached by his uncle, who is only 7 years his elder, to join the family winery. At that time, Gilles was a jazz saxophonist in Geneva and had absolutely no knowledge about wine. He rose to the challenge and began studying oenology in the Swiss school of Changins and in 1993, vinified his first wines at the estate, nestled in the heart of the Valais. Together, Gilles and Jean-René have been farming sustainably for nearly twenty years and have ultimately pioneered a qualitative winemaking revolution in Switzerland. Out of love for the art of winemaking, quality remains the utmost priority.
This Chasselas (locally named Fendant) comes from glacial moraine and slate soils in the village of Vétroz. Vines are an average of 45 years old and farmed organically. To preserve the freshness of the wine it is produced in stainless steel and aged on its fine lees for 6 months prior to bottling.
