Vintner notes, accessed on their website 2021:

The village of Jongieux, where our winery is located, is in the Savoy department and more precisely in the Savoy forelands on the left bank of the Rhone, north of Chambery. The vines are planted on the slopes of the Mont du Chat and the steep slopes of the Mont de la Charvaz at an average altitude of 300m. The vineyard faces south/south-west. The soil is marl limestone under a covering of stones on the surface, with poor soil giving moderate yields. There is a lake effect microclimate from the Bourget Lake and the Rhone – which surround it. Grass is grown between the vines.

Domaine Eugène Carrel et Fils is family owned and operated, currently in its sixth generation of winemakers that dates back to 1830. Just after the second World War, in 1946, Célestin Carrel – Eugène’s father , returned from prisoner of war camp and took over the agricultural activity (various crops and milk cows). In that period of reconstruction, winegrowing was not the main activity of the farm, and wine production was mostly limited to small areas on the Marestel slopes.

In the 70s, Eugène took over from his father and specialised in wine-growing. The buildings, which until then had been used for livestock, were converted into a winery. In 1994, Olivier – son of Eugène – joined the business and planted new vineyards. The vineyards grew from 3 hectares in 1975 to 22 by 2018.

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