Corentin Houillon may carry the name of one of the Jura’s most revered domaines, but in Savoie, he’s charting his own distinct course. After formative years spent working alongside Pierre Overnoy, Emmanuel Houillon, Stéphane Tissot, and Dominique Derain—not to mention a stint making wine in Switzerland—Corentin returned to the Alps to begin his own project. In the Chautagne region, nestled between forest and slope, he farms five hectares of organically grown vines: altesse, jacquère, pinot noir, mondeuse, and gamay.

Grown biodynamically in poor, dry soils that force the vine to dig deep, this Vieux Foug gamay carries the kind of energy that only comes from struggle.

Fermentation is spontaneous, guided solely by indigenous yeasts, with a 21-day maceration and a mix of whole-cluster and destemmed fruit. No additions, no shortcuts. Just time in barrel and bottling without filtration or sulfur.

It’s a vivid, pulsing expression of mountain-grown gamay: peppery and mineral, with the snap of wild berries and a floral lift that keeps things moving. The kind of bottle that reminds you why we chase wines like this down in the first place.

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