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6 White
Bouillon aux Dames (Anjou)
Pic Poul (PicPoul de Pinet)
Second Souffle (Vin de France /Carignan Blanc) - Les Sept Vaillants (Languedoc)
Seres (Languedoc)
Hirsute (Bergerac)
5 Red
Le Joufflu (Anjou)
Volute (Côtes du Forez)
Les Sept Vaillants (Languedoc)
Le Virevoltant (Vin de France / Corbières)
Hirsute (Bergerac)
1 Petnat
Zestos (Loire)
Each wine is unique, always reflecting a singular expression. More specifically the wine must be different from the ones usually crafted by the winemaker, as a sign of how he or she went with the flow by taking part to the collective!
Petnat
ZESTOS
The spirit of the cuvée / Blend of two confidential Loire varietals for a petnat
which reveals the spices of Pineau d'Aunis and the
roundness of Grolleau Gris.
Appellation / Vin de France
Grape varieties / 60% Grolleau Gris and 40% Pineau d'Aunis
Soil / Sand and gravel on black shale
Vine / organic farming in the process of certification, spontaneous grassing, development of agroforestry on the estate, manual harvest
Wine / Direct pressing, cold stalling, indigenous yeasts, sparkling with around 15 g / liter of residual sugar. No dosage.
Daniel Macault
Winemaker
White
SECOND SOUFFLE
The spirit of the cuvée / Saving a very old, low-yielding Carignan Blanc vine by vinifying it separately to reveal its enormous potential
Appellation / Wine of France
Soil / Clay and Limestone
Grape variety / 100% Carignan Blanc
Vine / Average age of 60 years, fan pruning, Tillage, exclusive use of organic fertilizer for over 30 years, no insecticides
Wine / Harvest at night, cold settling, indigenous yeasts, aging on lees for 3 months, early bottling to keep the CO2 which naturally protects the wine
Pierre Pages
Winemaker
White
BOUILLON AUX DAMES
The spirit of the cuvée / bring together the two great terroirs of Anjou Noir to find the exuberant and original chenins of these talented young winegrowers with added tension and elegance
Appellation / "Anjou"
Soil / Two plots: clay on black schist at mid-slope and gravel
Grape varieties / Chenin 100% on black schist at the top of the hill
Vine / Organic farming, full tillage, manual harvest
Wine / Co-fermentation of the two plots, indigenous yeasts, Malolactic fermentation, aging 80% in vats and 20% in barrels
Alexis Soulat and Dominique Sirot
Winegrowers
Red
VOLUTE
The spirit of the cuvée / Bring out all the complexity with Gamay of this rare soil of black mica on granites
Appellation / Cotes du Forez
Soil / Granite with black mica (Migmatite)
Grapes / 100% Gamay
Vine / Integral tillage, organic and biodynamic agriculture certified Demeter
Wine / 14-day fermentation in whole bunches, indigenous yeasts, sweet extractions, aging on fine lees
Gilles Bonnefoy
Winemaker
White
HIRSUTE WHITE
The spirit of the cuvée / Make a white wine from the South-West with the aromas of Sémillon, freshness and bitters by maceration of sauvignon and chenin
Appellation / Bergerac
Grape varieties / 50% Sémillon 30% Sauvignon 20% Chenin
Ground / Upper Terrace of the Dordogne Valley
Vine / Integral tillage, only organic fertilizers for 20 years, sowing of green manures every autumn, organic farming in the process of certification, phytotherapy (thanks in particular to the aromatic and medicinal plants cultivated on the estate)
Wine / Sauvignon maceration for 48 hours, very gradual direct pressing for Sémillon and Chenin, indigenous yeasts, 20% of the wine aged in barrels of 4 wines for 6 months without topping, aging on fine lees.
Florent Girou
Winemaker
White
SERES
The spirit of the cuvée / A maceration wine that opens a new era for "infusion" wines
Appellation / Corbières Blanc
Soil / Clay and limestone and rolled pebbles
Grape varieties / Marsanne juice with infusion of Grenache blanc, gris, Vermentino, Roussanne and Viognier skins
Vine / Organic farming, integral tillage
Wine / Direct pressing of Marsanne, infusion of the skins of other grape varieties in "tea balls" for one month, indigenous yeasts
Etienne Besancenot
Winemaker
Red
7 VAILLANTS
The spirit of the cuvée / Build a wine from the south with great freshness, little sweetness and an assertive and assumed tannic structure
Appellation / Pézenas
Soil / Clay and limestone and Schists
Grape varieties / Syrah (60%), Mourvèdre (20%), Grenache (20%)
Vine / Certified organic, one-piece vineyard in the middle of the scrubland, high planting density, fan-pruning, permanent establishment of green manures, manual harvesting in
crates
Wine / Maceration of 3 grape varieties at the same time, low extractions, reincorporation of press wines, 1/3 aged in barrels, 2/3 in vats
Laura Borelli and Bertrand Quesnes
Winegrowers
Red
VIREVOLTANT
The spirit of the cuvée: a snub to the AOC Corbières Boutenac by developing a 100% Carignan on its finest terroirs of the appellation, where, in principle, it only allows 80%.
Appellation / Vin de France
Soil / Clay and limestone and rolled pebbles. Terroirs of Corbières Boutenac
Grape varieties / 100% Carignan
Vine / Certified organic farming for 30 years
aged, biodynamic, light leaf stripping, thinning, manual harvest in crates
Wine / destemmed, addition of 20% bursts, indigenous yeasts, fermentation in small wine cellars, extraction by a few manual punching downs, reincorporation of presses, aging in vats
Etienne Besancenot
Winemaker
White
PIC POUL
The spirit of the cuvée / Develop a great Picpoul thanks to this family of avant-garde winegrowers who very early on defended two fundamental principles: organic soil nourishment and high maturity of white grapes.
Appellation / "Picpoul de Pinet"
Soil / Clay and Limestone
Grape variety / Picpoul de Pinet
Vine / Tillage, exclusive use of organic fertilizer for over 30 years, no insecticides
Wine / harvest at night, cold settling, indigenous yeasts, aging on lees for 3 months, early bottling to keep the CO2 which
naturally protects the wine
Pierre Pages
Winemaker
Red
HIRSUTE RED
The spirit of the cuvée / A "Ligerien" wine thanks to a dominant Cabernet-Franc vinified in whole bunches and greedy thanks to the Merlot on its favorite terroirs
Appellation / Bergerac
Ground / Upper Terrace of the Dordogne Valley
Grape varieties / 70% Cabernet-Franc 30% Merlot
Vine / Integral tillage, only organic fertilizers for 20 years, sowing of green manures every autumn, organic farming in the process of certification, phytotherapy (thanks in particular to aromatic and medicinal plants cultivated on the estate)
Wine / Manual harvest, vatting of Cabernet Francs in whole bunches, indigenous yeasts, destemmed Merlot, sweet extractions,
reincorporation of presses, aging on fine lees
Florent Girou
Winemaker
Red
PREMIERE DE CORDEE
The spirit of the cuvée: Take out wines from the southern Rhone sometimes a little too rich and powerful for our taste to seek freshness and finesse on these high altitude terroirs of Valréas
Appellation / Vin de France
Grape varieties / 80% Grenache 20% Syrah
Soil / clay-limestone plateau and rolled pebbles at an altitude of 450 m
Vine / Organic farming, Demeter certified biodynamic farming, vines over 40 years old, soil tillage, manual harvesting
Wine / Syrah vinified by direct pressing. Grenache 100% Whole bunches. Indigenous yeasts. Aging in vats on fine lees
Ingrid Nueil
Winegrower