Michelin-Star Secret: $35 Alpine Red
2019 Marie & Florian Curtet Frisson des Cimes
When Michelin-star sommeliers want to pour something completely electric, terroir-driven, and utterly fascinating for a Pinot Noir collector, they don't reach for a $150 bottle of Village-level Burgundy. They reach for the Savoie. Tucked high in the French Alps, Marie and Florian Curtet are farming the legendary biodynamic slopes of the Chautagne. After taking over from natural wine pioneer Jacques Maillet, they have become the absolute benchmark for alpine winemaking. Their 2019 "Frisson des C…
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Michelin-Star Sommelier Favorite
Rare Alpine Terroir (Savoie)
Retail
$40.00
Best Online
$40.00
$35.00
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Tasting notes
Aroma
Lifted and wildly aromatic, presenting a brilliant bouquet of wild strawberry, crushed black peppercorn, and dried mountain herbs, anchored by an electric note of crushed granite.
Palate
Driven by pure high-altitude tension. The palate delivers a brilliantly crisp, light-to-medium-bodied core of crunchy pomegranate, tart cherry, and alpine spice. It drives with laser-sharp acidity and ultra-fine tannins to a mouthwatering, mineral-laced finish that completely revitalizes the palate.
Red Wine Body Profile
Light
Bold
Body Profile
Feather-light
19/100 Intensity
Light
Bold
19.0/100
Feather-light
Delicate
Lifted
Structured
Deep
Grapes
33% Mondeuse, 33% Pinot Noir, 33% Gamay
ABV
11.5%
Serving
53–58°F
Window
2025–2040
In Detail
A rare, high-altitude masterpiece from the French Alps.
When Michelin-star sommeliers want to pour something completely electric, terroir-driven, and utterly fascinating for a Pinot Noir collector, they don't reach for a $150 bottle of Village-level Burgundy. They reach for the Savoie.
Tucked high in the French Alps, Marie and Florian Curtet are farming the legendary biodynamic slopes of the Chautagne. After taking over from natural wine pioneer Jacques Maillet, they have become the absolute benchmark for alpine winemaking. Their 2019 "Frisson des Cimes" (literally translating to "Shiver of the Peaks") is a microscopic-production blend of Mondeuse, Pinot Noir, and Gamay that captures the sheer, unadulterated tension of mountain terroir.
Wines of this profile and pedigree rarely escape the local European market, let alone make it into the US in any real volume. At just $[Your Price], this is the ultimate "discovery" wine. It offers the soaring aromatics and crunchy, red-fruited elegance of great Burgundy or Cru Beaujolais, but with a vibrant, peppery, crushed-rock minerality that is entirely its own. If you want a brilliant, low-alcohol, high-tension red to serve slightly chilled at your next dinner party, this is a spectacular acquisition.
