Domaine Giachino Vin de Savoie Monfarina 2022 October2023Reductions Melon is one of the

Melon is one of the great summer flavors and almost nobody bottles it well

and saline minerality

with Pinot Noir filling in

Approachable now but promises to evolve beautifully through the mid-2040s

and this bottling pulls fruit from older Cabernet plantings in a region better known for everyday wine than serious red

Domaine Giachino Vin de Savoie Monfarina 2022 October2023Reductions Melon is one of theFrdric and David Giachino farm 15 hectares in Savoie under full organic and biodynamic certification, working alpine slopes around Mont Granier. Monfarina, named for a traditional Piedmontese dance, is their flagship white: roughly 70% Jacqure with Verdesse (~20%) and Mondeuse Blanche (~10%), made without added sulfites. It captures everything we love about mountain whites, brisk acidity, transparent fruit, and a saline pull from the limestone scree.