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Altesse Savoie vin blanc tranquille
- Origin
- Savoie
- Growing regions
- New Zealand
- Also known as
- Roussette
Altesse — also known as Roussette — is the great white grape of Savoie. Grown on limestone slopes above Lake Bourget and the Pre-Alps, it produces dry whites of alpine finesse and minerality. The Roussette de Savoie AOC is dedicated entirely to it. The colour is golden straw, luminous and clear.