Appellation
Vin de Savoie
Identity card
RegionalAOPWhiteRedRoséSparkling
Savoie · Recognised on 4 September 1973
Key points
- Apremont, Abymes, Cruet…: at least 80% Jacquère in the vineyard.
- Chasselas by Lake Geneva, Jacquère near Chambéry, Mondeuse in Combe de Savoie.
- Reds: at most 67 hl/ha; whites and rosés: at most 71 hl/ha.
Grape varieties
RedRosé
GamayMondeuse NoirePinot NoirPersanCabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonÉtraire de la Dui (grape entry not yet written)Servanin (grape entry not yet written)Joubertin (grape entry not yet written)
Gamay, Mondeuse Noire, Pinot Noir · at least 90% of the holding's vines
Persan: Savoie and Isère; the Cabernets: Savoie; Étraire, Servanin, Joubertin: Isère
Arbin and Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte: Mondeuse alone
White
JacquèreAltesseChardonnayAligotéMondeuse BlancheFrüher Roter Veltliner (grape entry not yet written)ChasselasGringet (grape entry not yet written)Roussette d'Ayze (grape entry not yet written)MarsanneVerdesseRoussanne
Marsanne, Verdesse · 10% at most of the holding's vines
Chasselas, Gringet, Roussette d'Ayze: Haute-Savoie; Marsanne, Verdesse: Isère
Roussanne: only under the Chignin-Bergeron denomination
Sparkling
JacquèreAltesseChardonnayAligotéMondeuse BlancheChasselasMoletteGamayMondeuse NoirePinot Noir
Jacquère · at least 40% of the blend
Altesse, Jacquère · at least 60% of the blend
Gamay, Mondeuse Noire, Pinot Noir · 20% at most of the blend
The Crémant list; Chasselas and Molette in Haute-Savoie only
Rosé sparkling wines: another list, without Molette, with Veltliner Rouge Précoce
Production rules
71
hl/ha
Maximum yield
9
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
5,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: Sparkling: 9+ months on lees; Crémant: on sale 12+ months after tirage
- Maximum yield
- How much wine a hectare may produce under the appellation (a higher, exceptional ceiling often exists). The lower it is, the less can be made: one of the levers on how concentrated the grapes are. For reference: 35 hl/ha to 80 hl/ha across 129 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum natural alcohol
- The alcohol the grapes' own sugar must be able to give, without enrichment: a ripeness threshold at harvest. For reference: 9 % ABV to 14 % ABV across 79 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 9,000 vines/ha across 136 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum ageing
- A minimum ageing period the specification requires before the wine may be sold to consumers.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Patches of vines along the Alpine foothills, 250–500 m
- Soils: Moraines, scree, molasse and alluvium, mostly recent
- Climate: Oceanic with continental influences; over 1,000 mm
Wine style
- White
- fine and fresh
- floral and fruity
- often slightly spritzy young
- Red
- ruby colour
- red or black fruit
- sometimes spicy or peppery
- Sparkling
- fine mousse
- floral, mineral, fruity
- fresh finish
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
14 June 2023
Arrêté du 14 juin 2023 homologuant le cahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine protégée « Vin de Savoie » ou « Savoie » (JORF n°0143 du 22 juin 2023, texte n°32 ; référence AGRT2305180A ; publié au Bulletin officiel du ministère de l'agriculture le 6 juillet 2023). Appellation reconnue par le décret du 4 septembre 1973 ; reconnaissance initiale datée de 1957 selon la fiche produit INAO. Modifié depuis, à l'échelle de l'Union, par le règlement d'exécution (UE) 2026/2016 de la Commission du 2 septembre 2026, lu le 2026-10-16 : aucune règle de la fiche n'en est changée.
Labelling terms
- 16 denominations, from Abymes to Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré, each with its varieties
- "Crémant" must precede the name on white sparkling wines, except Ayze
- A variety's name, if the wine is made from it alone
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine protégée « Vin de Savoie » ou « Savoie »— INAO / Ministère de l'agriculture (Bulletin officiel)
- Official sourceVIVC passport data — JACQUERE (variety number 5604)— Julius Kühn-Institut — Vitis International Variety Catalogue
- Official sourceVIVC passport data — MONDEUSE NOIRE (variety number 7921)— Julius Kühn-Institut — Vitis International Variety Catalogue
- Official sourcePl@ntGrape — le catalogue des vignes cultivées en France— IFV, INRAE et Institut Agro Montpellier (UMT Géno-Vigne®)
- Official sourceVIVC passport data — ALTESSE (variety number 354)— Julius Kühn-Institut — Vitis International Variety Catalogue
The Savoie vineyard's regional appellation, recognised by the decree of 4 September 1973, covering still white, red and rosé wines as well as quality rosé sparkling wines and, under the "Crémant" designation, sparkling whites. The name may be followed by sixteen complementary geographic denominations — from Abymes to Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré — each with its own encépagement, on a shared foundation led by jacquère, altesse, mondeuse blanche and mondeuse noire, alongside chardonnay and pinot noir.
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