Jean-Yves Peron I Vicini Reserve 18/19

Jean-Yves Peron I Vicini Reserve 18/19

Jean-Yves Peron
$45.00

Grape: Pinot Noir, Barbera
Vintage: 2018/2019
Type: Red

This low-intervention red wine is a non-traditional multi-vintage blend combining pinot noir from the 2018 harvest with barbera from the 2019 season. Winemaker Jean-Yves Péron sources the fruit from organic plots in Piedmont, vinifying the components using maceration techniques. The pinot noir undergoes a fifteen-day carbonic maceration, while the barbera experiences a prolonged skin soak in neutral containers. Both lots are aged separately for three to four years before blending and bottling without filtration or added sulfur.

It pours a clear ruby color with garnet highlights, releasing clean aromatics of wild berries, field herbs, and warm leather. A light-to-medium frame balances fruit freshness with a savory baseline of rustic spice. Snappy red currant flavors interweave with a crisp wave of natural acidity from the barbera component. Soft, integrated tannins provide a delicate structural grip that frames the smooth mouthfeel. It finishes dry and persistent, leaving a clean, refreshing mineral trace.

Winery

Jean-Yves Péron began working his own small parcels near Albertville in 2004, building a project around the steep vineyards and local varieties of Savoie. After studying biochemistry, he turned to wine, training in Bordeaux and gaining experience with Thierry Allemand in Cornas and Bruno Schueller in Alsace. His mountain vineyards around Conflans and Fréterive include old vines worked by hand, with biodynamic practices and a rich surrounding vegetation supporting the health of the sites.

Mondeuse, Jacquère, Altesse and other local grapes are interpreted through an approach that often gives skin contact an important role, including for whites. Whole-cluster fermentations, indigenous yeasts and restrained handling carry the vineyard philosophy into the cellar. The I Vicini range extends the work through organically grown purchased grapes, including fruit from northern Italy. Those wines add Cortese, Barbera and other varieties to the picture without abandoning the project’s curiosity about maceration and aging. Péron’s range presents the Alps as a source of complex, textural wines with identities far beyond a simple notion of mountain freshness.