Domaine du Cellar des Cray
Little village of Chignin resides at the foot of the high limestone escarpments in the southern part of the Bauges massif, central eastern France, in the Savoie region. Adrien Berlioz took over the little family estate called «Cellier des Craye» at the beginning of 2006 and made it one of the most prestigious domaines of Chignin.
The Domaine encompasses about 4.5 hectares of vineyards organically farmed, near Chignin, a small village between Albertville and Chambery, at about 390 meters above sea level. The very steep slopes vineyards, with 50% of inclination for some of them, are planted with grapes such as Jacquere and Roussanne for the white and Mondeuse for the red. Adrien works with respect for the environment using organic techniques tending towards Biodynamic, that he adapts to each parcels depending on the treatment needed to obtain the healthiest vines and grapes. A top of not using any herbicides or inorganic fertilizers, working and plowing the ground are done with small tools to avoid tamping the soil and in the same time allow the upper ground layers and roots to breath. Everything is done mainly by hand and using a tractor would be too dangerous anyway due to the steepness of the slope in certain parcels.