At the foot of Mount Chelmos, at an altitude of 840 meters, Roditis reveals its purest and most crystalline face. The old, non-irrigated cup-shaped vines, over 50 years old, rooted in limestone soils, produce extremely concentrated grapes. The philosophy of gentle intervention in winemaking follows the rhythm of nature: spontaneous fermentation with...
Jasse Côtes Catalanes from Domaine Gauby is an orange wine made from Muscat, with skin-contact maceration that decisively influences both the color and the structure of the wine. More precisely, it is a blend of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat of Alexandria from biodynamic vineyards, crafted with a zero-intervention winemaking approach. An...
Old pre-phylloxera vines of Grenache and Carignan along with Syrah make up the great trio of varieties in the Muntada blend. The winemaking is old-fashioned with native yeasts, concrete tanks and maturation in old foudres for eighteen months. Muntada has excellent depth and intensity while managing to maintain its characteristic elegance. It is a “raw”...
At a time when the house was betting on the bigger, richer wines in terms of barrel and maturity, Gauby worked against the grain. In a hot region where over-ripeness can often be achieved in a flash he found the trick in biodynamic farming and shading the vineyards. Large trees spread their shade through the vines, protecting the old cups from the hot...
Old pre-phylloxera vines of Grenache and Carignan along with Syrah make up the great trio of varieties in the Muntada blend. The winemaking is old-fashioned with native yeasts, concrete tanks and maturation in old foudres for eighteen months. Muntada has excellent depth and intensity while managing to maintain its characteristic elegance. It is a “raw”...
Roditis Alepou from old vines with an age of almost 40 years on the clay, slate soils in Santomeri is the basis for excellent orange wines. Very low yields, biodynamic farming and zero interventions in the winery yield a refined orange wine without harshness but with a wonderful texture. The wine was vinified with native yeasts in amphorae where it was...
The vines are scattered throughout the commune of St-Aubin, on the western slopes of the region and the fruit for 'La Princée' is harvested from many different places. The vines are planted between 1985 and 2000 and are cultivated using organic methods. The wine is matured in 300 and 600lt barrels for a year, followed by 6-12 months in bottle before being...
Another Olivier Lamy "energy bomb" coming from such a steep vineyard where everything is done by hand. The stumps were planted in 1964 and it is essentially the slope of St-Aubin bordering Puligny-Montrachet and has a south-southwest exposure. The soils are on a limestone substrate and give tremendous levels of energy and concentration to the Chardonnay....
Sideritis Nature comes from a 58-year-old, organically cultivated, three-acre vineyard in the coastal region of Aegialia. The variety ripens extremely slowly; harvesting takes place in mid-November, producing a wine with low alcohol content and intense natural acidity. The vinification follows a philosophy of minimal intervention: the must remains in...
Silky, with aromas of dried rose and violet, layered aromatic complexity with extra spice, red fruit and traces of leather. The year gave the wine a fine balance of alcohol and acidity with mild - for the variety - tannins. Combined with plenty of fruit on the palate, they help it to be enjoyable and expressive without requiring long cellar ageing. Its...
The process starts with de-stemming and without breaking the rails, followed by extraction at mild temperatures for 4 days. Fermentation is spontaneous and takes place in stainless steel tanks with simultaneous extraction. At the end of fermentation, the wine is matured in 3rd use French oak barrels with a capacity of 300 litres for a period of up to 3...
Forget everything that defines modern. In Taganana everything is necessarily done in the traditional way. It is not a matter of choice but the wildness of the place dictates it. Only animals can help with the farming, which is done strictly by hand. The vines grow freely, without any support over cliffs. For those with acrophobia the sight is forbidding,...
