Freddy R. Troya

9.3

Domaine Marc Portaz – Apremont 2021
Vin de Savoie AOC – Savoie, France 🇫🇷

Overview
Made from 100% Jacquère, this white comes from the alpine slopes near Chambéry. Apremont is one of the most famous crus of Savoie, known for producing crisp, mineral-driven wines that reflect their high-altitude terroir and limestone soils.

Aromas & Flavors
Delicate white flowers, green apple, lemon zest, and a touch of mountain herbs. Light, citrus-driven palate with a flinty minerality that lingers.

Mouthfeel
Lean, bright, and bone-dry, with zippy acidity and a refreshing, alpine finish. A classic mountain white—clean and precise.

Food Pairing
Perfect with fondue Savoyarde, raclette, lake fish (like perch or trout), or alpine charcuterie.

Verdict
A textbook Jacquère that delivers purity and freshness. Proof that alpine terroir wines can punch far above their weight in elegance and drinkability.

Personal Highlight
Enjoyed this bottle in Lausanne, Switzerland, where French alpine wines often sit side-by-side with Swiss Chasselas. A reminder of how borders blur when it comes to great alpine whites. Cheers! — 9 months ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

9.0

Mmm, delicious. Altesse is likely my favorite Savoie white. While I live how Jacquere can almost have this ethereal quality to it, very pure mountain air kind of feel, Altesse brings this weight and depth which is really intriguing. This 2016 is just starting to show a little oxidation, but in a gracefully aged sort of way. Apple skin, delicate white flowers, slight brioche, lemon zest and loads of minerality on the finish. Delightful. — 4 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.0

Love it, fruity yummy Bugey Gamay — 6 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

Deep & showing plenty of power. Fruit is out front, yet plenty of elegance on display here. Something I would love revisiting regularly. Excellent Champagne. — 7 years ago

Margaret M

9.0

juicy red fruits trace of graphit Had at home Jan 2018 — 8 years ago

Lois Hale

9.0

Mom likes; Dad hummmm. Mom's 2017 birthday wine. — 9 years ago

Chris Buggy

8.9

floral nose, smooth, a granny apple l, with the bouquet…it’s 11.5, perfect for quenching the late summer thirst — 9 months ago

with Jennifer

Ely Cohn

9.1

I love this every year. Always expressive and structured. 2017 has apples and pears and brioche. Bonus points for sweet cinnamon and baked apples with lasting power. — 4 years ago

Nate Bowser

8.9

Picked this up a few months ago from the state store when I saw Louis Dressner. Seems different from the only other fleurie I’ve had. Lots of earth juice with raspberry. — 5 years ago

Albert Phelps

9.1

Delicious. Smooth. Bold. Moss. Herby — 6 years ago

michael pandolfo

9.2

👍🏻👍🏻 delicious Gascogne white. Mineraly with some hint of Tuscan melon and a Meyer lemon kiss 💋 in the end. — 7 years ago

Emily Anderson

9.1

#bojo fresh fruity yum — 9 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.6

24 March 2017. Sauvage, Brooklyn, NY. — 9 years ago

Ann Elizabeth Mekala

10

This was stunning. May have been my favorite bottle I’ve ever had.

Hay, butterscotch, spiced apple. Just magical. — 10 months ago

Jim Nelson

9.2

Last time I rated the 9.1. My mood improved — 4 years ago

with Camille

Ted

9.5

I have been digging the Rhone wines I have had recently. Really good now. Has almost an earthy base before some nice ripe berry fruit starts showing. — 5 years ago

with Jeni

E & K G

9.0

Energetic white! Need to give It some time if you the tension and energy I. The bottle. — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

11 June 2018. Frenchette, New York, NY. — 8 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.5

27 September 2017. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 9 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.2

31 January 2017. Rouge Tomate, New York, NY. — 9 years ago