Domaine du Gringet Etraz 2022

DOMAINE DU GRINGET ETRAZ 2022
Savoie // France

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Dominic took over the estate in 1988, elevating Gringet from a notoriously average sparkling wine to a world-class, age-worth wine with personality and a sense of place. After his sudden departure in 2021, the estate was in a state of emergency. Many winemakers applied and the young Vincent Ruiz was the one to succeed. He arrived in Spring of 2022 from Cornas and is now following in his predecessor's footsteps. The vines he inherited have been worked without chemicals for over 20 years, and he does not use any machines, choosing to work with his hands instead. He favours long pressings, whole cluster macerations with gentle extraction in concrete or ceramic and aged on fine lees without racking until bottling.