Les Vins de Belema
Yann Pernuit
Based on the heights of Ayse in Haute-Savoie, Yann, passionate about winegrowing, set himself a challenge: work organically and biodynamically to make great Savoie wines from a range of grapes he handles perfectly: Gringet, Jacquère, Carignan, Altesse, Mondeuse… Expressive wines that have won Epi-curieux's heart.
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Les Vins de Belema by Yann Pernuit
The story of Yann Pernuit
Savoyard by adoption, in love with nature and biodynamics, Yann Pernuit was bound to make great wines. Born in Paris, via Normandy, he moved to the Alps with his family. A former cyclist, he turned to natural wine and learnt the trade at a very good school: at Château de Mérande in Arbin, which he helped convert to biodynamics, then alongside the great, sadly missed Dominique Belluard in Ayse, the figure who revived Gringet, a forgotten Savoie grape.
In 2019 he set up on his own and created Les Vins de Belema, first buying grapes while still working with Dominique Belluard. After Belluard's death, Yann planted his own vines in Ayse, aiming for 5 hectares, plus some of Dominique Belluard's vines.
His vineyard is farmed organically, on very varied soils: alluvium, glacial moraines, scree cones and river terraces. He grows local, sometimes forgotten grapes: Gringet, Altesse, Mondeuse and Étraire de la Dhuy. His wines are made in amphora or concrete egg, with little or no sulphites, only at bottling. Exciting, energising wines made for sharing.
The cuvées of Les Vins de Belema
Imago is a 100% Gringet, a grape we love at Epi-curieux: a Savoie white full of delicacy, freshness and complexity. Ab Ovo is a Gringet maceration from Dominique Belluard's old vines, gently macerated for few tannins and lots of freshness.
Sisyphe is a surprise: a 100% Carignan bought from a Roussillon winegrower who works with as much respect as he does, complex and fruity.
Yann also makes Epsilon Virginis, Sans Pareil, Y'en a, Antidoute and À travers les nuages, several of them also in magnum.
A talent already well established: whether you're a connoisseur or a beginner, Les Vins de Belema are a great way to taste Savoie differently.
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