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Domaine Labbé Abymes
Year
2009
2009
Varietal
Jacquère
Jacquère
Style
Crisp
Crisp
Origin
France
France
Pairing
Vegetables
Vegetables
$14.00 $11.90 per bottle
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Origin
Hugging France’s eastern border with Switzerland, the
Savoie region runs parallel to Burgundy and the Rhône
Valley, and is just over an hour’s drive from Lyon. The
area, better known for downhill skiing than viticulture,
got its first international exposure when the local town
of Albertsville hosted the 1992 Winter Olympics. While
the Alpine setting may seem at odds with grape-growing,
Savoie has nearly 6,000 acres under vine and dozens of
outstanding producers. Pairings
Jacquère’s fruit, minerality and snappy
acidity make it a natural match for
a vast array of seafood and shellfish
dishes. It is also is a spectacular, palatecleansing
accompaniment to milkbased
products of all kinds—which is
a very good thing, since it just so happens
that the Alpine region of Savoie
is home to some of the world’s most
sublime cheeses, such as Reblochon,
Beaufort and Tomme de Savoie. Not
surprisingly, Domaine Labbé makes
for an ideal match with fondue and
Raclette. And, like other penetrating,
high-acid wines, it can deftly serve as a
counterpoint to the richness of butterand
cream-based sauces.Serve chilled (47°F).
Winemaker
The Roger Labbé winery, located nine
miles south of Chambéry, was established
in 1975. It started out as a small
farmstead that raised cattle and grew
various commodities that the land
would support. But the family barely
subsisted on the property’s modest
produce. So two of the sons decided to
branch out and planted wine grapes.
Their small viticultural endeavor thrived
and expanded, and now their low-production
wines are marketed globally. The Wine
The name Abymes refers to the “cru,”
or individual vineyard site, on which
the grapes are grown. While the appellation
permits using up to 10 percent of
other grape varieties, the 2009 Abymes
is 100 percent Jacquère, a grape variety
that grows especially well in the Savoie
and accounts for about 75 percent of
the region’s production. This bottling is
a vibrant expression of Jacquère that
features understated apple, pear and
pineapple fruit, delicate citrus blossom
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