Patrick Bottex - Bugey-Cerdon 'La Cueille' NV
| Description: | The Bugey is one of the best-kept secrets of France. A geographical crossroads between Savoie, the Jura, Burgundy, and the Rhône, this small region encompasses the mountainous eastern half of the Ain département. Situated between Lyon and Geneva, it is not considered a part of Savoie or the Jura, administratively or as a wine region. It is really its own little enclave, home to steep calcareous mountainsides butting up against the western edge of the Alps, and subject to Alpine, continental, and Mediterranean influences to climate. The slopes of the Bugey were likely first cultivated by the Romans, and later valorized by medieval monks. Still, the region had to wait until 2009 before receiving its own Aoc. With less than five hundred hectares planted, production is marginal, but its remarkably steep, stony terroirs show immense potential in the hands of |
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| Price: | $ 27.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
