André et Michel Quenard - Chignin Vieilles Vignes 2024
2*Étoiles
Hachette
"Smoothness, complexity, and a rich bouquet on the palate"
"This magnificent Jacquère, a regular favorite, made from 70-year-old Jacquère vines, was featured as Favorite.' The nose, with its great floral freshness centered on hawthorn and jasmine, finds a long echo on the palate, which is enlivened by a light effervescence and lively, mineral, and fruity flavors, before finishing with elegant floral notes. We applaud it.” (Le Guide Hachette 2026)
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Eye
Pale, bright yellow color
Nose
Notes of exotic fruits and the scent of white flowers.
Palate
Round and mineral, complex, with good aromatic persistence.
Serve
At 8-10°C
Drink before
2027
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy as an aperitif, with seafood, shellfish, asparagus, lake fish, sauerkraut, raclette, fondue …
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable production, though a bit more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
This large 28-hectare estate was long managed by André and Michel. Guillaume, Michel’s son, joined the estate in 2009. The estate is located on the steep hillside of Torméry, south of Chignin. It was the grandfather who oversaw the replanting in the 1950s. The estate avoids herbicides as much as possible but cannot work all of its plots by hand. Guillaume is experimenting with organic farming on the two and a half hectares he acquired to establish the Côteau de Torméry estate. He is also conducting aging trials in large oak casks and stoneware vessels. A broad, cohesive range featuring promising innovations.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2026 guide) 2* Stars (Outstanding Wine)
Rated Estate (2024 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the wine:
This magnificent Jacquère, a regular feature on our menu and made from 70-year-old Jacquère vines, was featured as Favorite.” The nose, with its great floral freshness centered on hawthorn and jasmine, finds a long echo on the palate, which is enlivened by a light effervescence and lively, mineral, and fruity flavors, before finishing with elegant floral notes. We applaud.
About the estate:
Michel Quénard took over as head of the family estate, founded by his grandparents, in 1976. His son Guillaume joined him in 2009, after studying at the wine school in Beaune and then at the engineering school in Changins (Switzerland), and took the reins of this estate—one of the most renowned in Savoie, known for its consistently high quality in both red and white wines.