Wine · Grape variety · Short entry
Altesse
A white grape native to Savoie. Its catalogue description emphasises generous, aromatic wines with enough substance for ageing.
Origins and the vine
The variety gives good results on well-exposed clay-limestone scree and gravelly slopes, according to Pl@ntGrape. Several pruning and training systems are possible. The sheet’s site description concerns favourable growing conditions rather than a map of legally delimited vineyards.
From grape to wine
Small berries in small-to-medium bunches can produce full-bodied wines with aromatic intensity and ageing potential. The vine is susceptible to several diseases, including grey rot and downy mildew. These are agronomic vulnerabilities; they do not by themselves predict the quality of an individual bottle.
How it connects
Wine region
- grows Savoie
