{"product_id":"corentin-houillon-veronnet-blanc-2024","title":"Veronnet Blanc","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"metafield-rich_text_field\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade entirely from Altesse in 2024, Veronnet Blanc is fresh and beautifully textured with notes of ripe pear, citrus, white flowers, and mountain herbs. There's a little richness from fermentation in large oak barrels, but the wine remains bright and focused, with refreshing acidity and a long, gently saline finish. A lovely balance of fruit, texture, and freshness that shows why Altesse deserves more attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorentin Houillon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCorentin Houillon’s first wine memories date back to 1991, when he was foot treading the Poulsard grapes from the legendary Pierre Overnoy. Having the chance to be fully immersed in such a family from a young age is of course a huge asset. Those experiences were a decisive influence in his decision to become a winemaker, and he went on to study wine in Beaune and Montpellier. Corentin subsequently worked with some stellar estates that are at the forefront of Biodynamic farming in France, such as Domaine Tissot in Jura and Domnique Derain in Burgundy. He then travelled to the New World to broaden his experiences, and finally began making wine in Switzerland under his name for La Ville de Morges. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCorentin ended up settling in the Chautagne region, literally a 5 min drive from Marie and Florian Curtet. He is now looking after 5ha of steep vineyards (Altesse, Jacquère, Pinot, Gamay \u0026amp; Mondeuse) that comes as one single block, all planted on \"molasses soils\" surrounded by forest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vineyard has no neighbours at all, just their cellar at the bottom of the hill. Corentin works mainly with concrete tanks and barrels, giving the wines time and oxygen. Talking to him is quite invigorating as he has quite a lot of energy, and he laughs a lot too. He knows exactly what he wants to do, and has invested a lot in state of the art equipment to work the soil in his particular conditions, and in some instances, has built his own bespoke tools that are better suited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003eI have grown up in an environment where we advocate zero additives, zero chemicals, and no sulphur. I’ve always learnt to work this way.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Corentin Houillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55918929215779,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/4226\/8358\/files\/IMG_9885.jpg?v=1793839317","url":"https:\/\/terroirizer.wine\/products\/corentin-houillon-veronnet-blanc-2024","provider":"Terroirizer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}