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La Riva

Benjamin Dupas

17 18 9019 KM

Formerly a sommelier, I took over this plot out of a passion for natural wine and the Alpine hillsides.

The vineyard is made up of two plots in the places called "Sur La Rivaz" and "Les Terreaux", on the western slopes of Villeneuve, in the Haut-Lac region, very close to Château de Chillon. Most of the grape varieties are old Chasselas vines, a traditional grape variety from the Lake Geneva region, and I have the chance to cultivate a diversity of different grape varieties, with Pinot Gris, Malbec, Merlot, Chardonnay, Dornfelder, Gamaret, Garanoir and Pinot Meunier.

Around 1ha of vines on a hillside, at an altitude of 550 meters, facing South-West, facing Lake Geneva and its unique natural island where a tree stands, the planting of which remains mysterious.

The vines are located under the "Rochers de Naye", a mountain in the Vaudois pre-Alps composed mainly of limestone rocks, culminating at an altitude of 2042 meters. The soils are clay-limestone-siliceous with moraines from the last glaciation of the Rhône.

The vines are grown without synthetic products. No chemical weedkillers are used. The grass is maintained as much as possible in order to promote biodiversity, maintain living soils and the development of mycorrhizae. The only treatments carried out are sulfur and copper sprays in order to prevent and protect the vines from possible cryptogamic diseases. All work in the vineyard is carried out by hand and the harvest is done in small boxes.

The wines are vinified without any inputs or added sulphites, without fining or filtration. All wines are classified as VDP - Vin de Pays Suisse, for reasons of legislative freedom.

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Wines at La Riva

White Wines

Haut-Lac - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Haut-Lac
Chasselas
VDP
Effet Mer - La Riva - benjamin-dupas -2022
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Effet Mer -2022
Chardonnay
VDP
Océan Alpin - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Océan Alpin
Chardonnay
VDP
In Chasselas We Trust - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
In Chasselas We Trust
Chasselas
VDP
Hydrocanon - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Hydrocanon
Chasselas (sur Lie.s.x de Malbec, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Dornfelder, Gamaret, Garanoir)
VDP
Sur Le Rocher - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Sur Le Rocher
Gamaret, Garanoir, Dornfelder
VDP
Oh Fatch!- Kiki Wine Corporation (X Maison Vulpin) - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Oh Fatch!- Kiki Wine Corporation (X Maison Vulpin)
Malbec, Dornfelder, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Gamaret, Garanoir
VDP
Bords d'Eaux - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Bords D'Eaux
Malbec 80% , Merlot 20%
VDP
Bords d'Eaux (New Label) - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Bords D'Eaux (New Label)
Malbec, Merlot
VDP
Sur Le Rocher (New Label) - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Sur Le Rocher (New Label)
Dornfelder, Gamaret, Garanoir
VDP

Orange Wines

Osmose - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Osmose
Chasselas
VDP
L'Anse Rouge - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
L'Anse Rouge
Pinot Gris
VDP
Éclipse - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Éclipse
Chasselas 70%, Pinot Gris 15%, Chardonnay 15%
VDP
Éclipse (New Label) - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Éclipse (New Label)
Chasselas (Infusé Marc de Malbec)
Vin, Produit Suisse
Kitoko Makasi - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Kitoko Makasi
Chasselas, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Vin, Produit Suisse
Comme Avant - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Comme Avant
Chasselas
VDP
Nouvelle Vague - La Riva - benjamin-dupas
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Nouvelle Vague
Chasselas, Pinot Gris
VDP

Rosé Wines

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Sparkling wines

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