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Similar to all the wines made by the pioneering Marcel Lapierre and nowadays his family, the grapes for Raisins Gaulois comes from organic vineyards and are whole bunch fermented with indigenous yeasts. We are talking about young vines here mostly coming from the Morgon appellation but also from the wider area of Beaujolais and by labelling itself as Vin...
Traditional Burgundian cellar approach, with partial fermentation of whole bunches in oak fermenters for 14 days. This is followed by maturation in barrels from 1 to 5 years old, for a total of 12 months. Concentrated on the nose, which offers complex notes of red cherries, plum and game, while the palate is powerful and quite full-bodied but with...
Santalo is not just a wine from a special vineyard; it is also a unique vineyard at an altitude of 830m, where many different varieties are planted (field blend), as was traditionally the case in old vineyards. From this small plot, the Kotsifalia grapes for Santalos are separated from the other varieties and vinified 100% whole bunch, with the entire...
DD is a tribute to Andre Tissot, Stephane's father, known by the nickname DD, and reflects a traditional Jura winemaking style. The Pinot Noir is harvested whole and undergoes three weeks of semi-carbonic maceration in conical wooden vats, while the Poulsard (25%) and Trousseau (40%) are destemmed by hand and ferment spontaneously. They are aged for three...
Phelloe Nature comes from a single, organic 3-acre vineyard in the mountain village of Phelloe (Seliana), in eastern Aegialia. The partially ungrafted vines, planted in limestone and clayey rocky soils, yield low yields per acre and extremely concentrated grapes. Vinification is carried out by spontaneous fermentation in open tanks, manual pigeage and two...
The wine comes from two organic vineyards at 1,050 meters altitude — one with a western exposure (Agios Ilias) and the other with an eastern exposure (Allama ton Gynaikon). The vines are bush-trained (gobelet), dry-farmed without irrigation, and within the vineyard, Yiannoudi is interplanted with Spourtiko, Morokanella, and Xynisteri — a common practice...
Classic Xinomavro on the nose, with aromas of ripe cherry, strawberry, and forest fruits, while hints of tertiary characteristics begin to emerge discreetly. The wine comes from the single-varietal vineyard surrounding the estate, with relatively young vines that have now completed the replanting of the family vineyard that began at least a decade ago. On...
Bucephale is a natural red wine made from 100% Xinomavro grapes grown in organic vineyards cultivated using permaculture principles at an altitude of 300 meters. The soils (limestone, clay, granite, and silicate elements) impart structure and complexity. The harvest is done by hand and is followed by destemming, with whole-cluster maceration for 21 days...
