Given that the use of the term "naturel" is prohibited in the regulations governing appellation contrôlée, back in 2007, the producers of Montlouis-sur-Loire managed to create the pétillant-originel category for these very wines (pét-nat) and became the first appellation in France to essentially legislate this particular style. The production method is...
The grapes come from various vineyards in Montlouis, some of them from Les Epineys, aged between 30 and 80 years old and the harvest is always done by hand. The grapes are pressed with the whole bunches, then de-stemmed for 24 hours naturally and the juice is transferred to the barrels (225 and 400 litres) where it will ferment with the indigenous yeasts....
Given that the use of the term "naturel" is prohibited in the regulations governing appellation contrôlée, back in 2007, the producers of Montlouis-sur-Loire managed to create the pétillant-originel category for these very wines (pét-nat) and became the first appellation in France to essentially legislate this particular style. The production method is...
This amazing piece of land is located just 5 minutes from the winery and is one of the oldest Malbec vineyards in the world. The vineyard is beautiful, difficult to cultivate and prune, with no room for tractors and requiring a lot of manual labor. After the harvest, the bunches are removed from the stems, sorted, and then placed in concrete tanks for...
Almost all of the estate's red vineyards are located around the cellar in the famous Amboise and for "Ad Libitum" the three typical varieties are picked in succession, first Gamay, then Côt and finally Cabernet Franc from the estate's biodynamic vineyards. The grapes are vinified separately with short macerations and after pressing (before fermentation is...
Another label whose name is inspired by Damien and Coralie Delecheneau's love of music. The grapes from this particular part of the vineyard have great potential and energy based on Coralie, as this is the last part of the vineyards they harvest each year and give it all their positive energy. After the grapes are destemmed, they are sorted oak by oak and...
Peppery, structured, with robust tannins, the "Key of Sol" is another stunning wine with reference to Damien and Coralie's musical roots, always the start of a musical piece, but also the first wine made by the winery, their own start. A blend of 60% Côt and 40% Cabernet Franc which are vinified separately in concrete tanks. The harvest for Côt from the...
