WHAT

White

WHEN

2025

WHERE

Chignin, Savoie, France

Domaine Charles Gonnet has been making wine in the village of Chignin for generations — a 13-hectare estate tucked into the French Alps, close enough to the Swiss border that the mountains are a fact of daily life. They farm organically, harvest by hand, and let the Jacquère grape do what it does best in this particular piece of limestone and clay.

Jacquère is Savoie's workhorse white — light on its feet, high in acidity, built for mountain food and cold evenings. Gonnet's version gets six months on lees after tank fermentation, which adds a little texture and depth without losing the crispness. Pear, green apple, lemon, honeysuckle, and a clean mineral finish that reminds you exactly where it came from.

Pour it with cheese fondue, trout, oysters, or anything you'd eat after a day in the mountains. It's also just a very good Tuesday-night white at a price that makes it easy to open without a reason.