site-driven wine blending fruit from two distinct vineyard blocks
and a faint wet‑stone hum
layered with dry earth
giving the wine quiet authority without weight
caraway spice and mouthwatering phenolic structure
Clement Bartschi Bugey Cru Manicle Rouge Gembrook Hill site-driven wine blending fruit fromThe palate is bright, taut, and beautifully sculpted, opening with red cherry, wild strawberry, and cranberry crunchbefore moving into a savoury, mineraletched core that reflects Manicles steep limestone slopes. Acidity is lively and finely cut, giving the wine vertical lift and a sense of alpine freshness, while tannins are fine, chalky, and delicately firm, offering more structure than many Savoieadjacent reds. Subtle notes of rosehip, pomegranate