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Octave White 2018
Octave because okto (eight), eight terraces of four terroirs. This dry white conveys the mineral expression of the rocks present on the island and constitutes a good synthesis of its pedological profile. Schist, limestone, quartz, and volcanic rocks on the eight selected plots. The schist brings salinity, the quartz freshness (acidity), the volcanic rocks austerity, and the limestone tension. The iodine aromas of the Muscat are elegant, avoiding the heavy side of the grape variety. A complex and taut wine, prolonged by a mineral finish. Decanting is recommended to allow it to flourish.
Where?
Villages of Pagondas and Platanos, on the foothills of Mount Karvounis, and on Mount Karvounis itself. Schist, limestone, quartz, and basalt soils.
The vines
Samos small grain Muscat, grown organically in conversion to permaculture. The vines, pruned in goblet form, are harvested by hand from July 23 to September 15, in the early morning.
Vinification
Free-run juice obtained by crushing, vinification without pumping over, aeration, or stabilization. Only settling and topping up are carried out. Vinification is carried out half in 750-liter amphorae and half in 1,400-liter Nomblot concrete vats. Wine without additives, unfiltered, bottled by gravity and transferred by peristaltic pump into black bottles ensuring aging. Aged in bottles with organic cork without paraffin, sealed with a mixture of paraffin and black beeswax.
Livia White 2019
Livia is a dry white wine that reflects the salinity of schist and the freshness of quartz. The iodine aromas of the Muscat are elegant, avoiding the heavy side of the grape variety. It is a long and full-bodied wine, prolonged by a rich finish. Decanting is recommended. The vines, pruned in goblet style, are grown organically and in conversion to permaculture on schist, quartz, and limestone soils not far from the village of Pagondas, in the foothills of Mount Karvounis. Free-run juice obtained by crushing and without pumping over, aeration, or stabilization. Only settling and topping up are carried out. Half vinification in five hundred liter Stockinger barrels and half in five thousand liter stainless steel vats. Wine without additives, unfiltered, bottled by gravity and transferred by peristaltic pump into black bottles ensuring aging.
To find out more
Beneath the plant lies the mineral: this is the meaning of this concept of natural cuvées created in Greece, on the island of Samos, by a team of friends gathered around winemakers Jason Ligas and Patrick Bouju. The successful venture marks a renaissance of the thousand-year-old vineyard of this island in the North Aegean Sea, which owes its dense and woody vegetation to various nicknames received in Antiquity, from Dryoussa (“covered with oaks”) to Kyparissia (“covered with cypresses”) and Melamphyllos (“With dark foliage”). This natural wealth covers a unique and varied subsoil: volcanic rocks and notably basalts, limestone, quartz, pink granites, schists, iron cast irons… The idea was born from Jason’s meeting with the Samos Wine Cooperative. Patrick Bouju soon joined the project. The five vintages of Sous le Végétal—Livia, Hüpnos, Octave, Palli & Genesia and Auguste—are produced on around sixty plots of Samos Muscat à petits grains (and Avgoustiatis for the red vintage), between 400 and 910 meters above sea level. Each plot is vinified separately. For vinification, four types of containers are used: amphorae, concrete eggs, stainless steel vats and 500-liter barrels. Each locality is vinified in at least two of the four containers and the aging takes place in black bottles sealed with wax. No added sulfur, no filtration: Samos' winemakers are rediscovering wine as it was made in their childhood. This is one of the wonders of natural wine: it allows, through the most innovative projects, to reconnect with forgotten traditions.
Hüpnos White 2018
Hüpnos ("sleep" in Greek) owes its name to the slopes of the dormant volcano on which its vineyard terraces are located, harvested at night. This dry white wine is produced from two remarkably austere vineyards. A macerated wine, it offers great mineral freshness and rich fruit, extended by notes of candied fruit.
Where?
On the slopes of an extinct volcano, in the Agii Sarandides area, and on Mount Karvounis. Basalt and limestone soils.
The vines
Muscat à petit grain from Samos, grown organically in conversion to permaculture. The vines are pruned in goblet form. Manual harvesting at night, in order to preserve the freshness of the polyphenols and ensure perfect maceration.
Vinification
Free-run juice obtained by maceration in stainless steel vats by diffusion for forty days, whole bunches. Vinification without aeration or stabilization, only settling, pumping over and topping up are carried out. Vinification in 500-liter Stockinger barrels. Wine without additives, unfiltered, bottled by gravity and transferred by peristaltic pump into black bottles ensuring aging. Aged in bottles with organic cork without paraffin, sealed with a mixture of paraffin and black beeswax.
Palli & Genesià White 2018
The name of this cuvée evokes a rebirth: this is the meaning, in Greek, of the word palingenesià ("new birth"). It is, in fact, an abandoned mountain vineyard that begins a second life thanks to Jason's team: a resurrected vine. It is a maceration wine of great finesse and beautiful minerality, with all the freshness of the high-altitude vine.
Where?
The vineyard, located in the village of Platanos, on the slopes of Mount Karvounis, rests on a pink granite subsoil.
The vines
Small-grain Muscat of Samos, cultivated organically in conversion to permaculture. The vines are pruned in goblet form and the harvest is entirely manual.
Vinification
Free-run juice obtained by maceration in stainless steel vats by diffusion for forty days, whole bunches. Vinification without aeration or stabilization; only settling, pumping over and topping up are carried out. Vinification in 750-liter amphorae. Wine without additives, unfiltered, bottled by gravity and transferred by peristaltic pump into black bottles ensuring aging. Aged in bottles with organic cork stopper without paraffin, sealed with a mixture of paraffin and black beeswax.
Livia (exclusive vintage) White 2022,
Sous le Végétal
Livia is an organic, biodynamic, and natural dry white wine from the island of Samos (Greece) whose mineral profile reflects the salinity of schist and the freshness of quartz. It is part of Patrick Bouju's "Sous le Végétal" project, exclusively for Culinaries. The iodized aromas of the Muscat à petits grains are elegant, refined, and persistent, without the heaviness that this grape variety sometimes presents. Livia is a long and full-bodied wine, prolonged by a delicious finish. Decanting is recommended. It will shine as an accompaniment to high-end seafood products such as smoked salmon from Lionel Durot or with the specialties of Caviar de Neuvic.
Cultivation and vinification
The vines, pruned in goblet form, are cultivated using organic farming and in conversion to permaculture on schist, quartz and limestone soils not far from the village of Pagondas, on the foothills of Mount Karvounis. The harvest is destemmed before maceration, a light crushing allows the extraction of the free-run juice which ferments without pumping over, aeration or stabilization. Only settling and topping up are carried out. Vinification is carried out half in 500-liter Stockinger barrels and half in 5,000-liter stainless steel vats. Livia is a natural wine without additives, unfiltered, bottled by gravity and aged in black bottles sealed with wax.
Learn more about Sous le Végétal
Beneath the plant lies the mineral: this is the meaning of this concept of natural vintages exclusively for Culinaries, created in Greece, on the island of Samos, by a team gathered around Patrick Bouju. Sous le Végétal also takes under its wing the vintages A la Natural signed Patrick Bouju.
History
Sous le Végétal marks the rebirth of the thousand-year-old vineyard of this island in the eastern Aegean Sea with its dense, wooded vegetation. This rich plant life covers a unique and varied subsoil: volcanic rocks (basalts), limestone, quartz, pink granites, schists, iron cast iron... In Sous le Végétal, the winemakers of Samos rediscover the wine they made in their childhood, proving once again that natural wine allows, through innovative projects, to reconnect with forgotten traditions.
Grape varieties and vinification
Four of the seven vintages of Sous le Végétal — Livia, Hüpnos, Octave, Palli & Genesia and Auguste — are produced on around sixty plots of Samos muscat à petits grains between 400 and 910 meters above sea level. The other vintages, Auguste, Alexandre and Sémélé, are respectively based on avgoustiatis, asyrtiko and a blend of Samos muscat and avgoustiatis. Each plot is vinified separately. Four types of winemaking containers are used: amphorae, concrete eggs, stainless steel vats, and 500-liter barrels. Each plot is vinified in at least two of the four containers, and the wine is aged in black, wax-sealed bottles. No sulfur is added or filtration is performed.
Octave (exclusive vintage) White 2022,
Sous le Végétal
Octave is an organic, biodynamic, and natural dry white wine from the terroir of the island of Samos, in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is a vintage belonging to the Sous le Végétal project, exclusively for Culinaries, created by Patrick Bouju on the island of Samos (Greece). Octave is made entirely from Samos small grain muscat grown in the localities of Pagondas, Karvounis and Platanos — eight plots from four terroirs, okto meaning “eight” in Greek.
Eight plots, four terroirs
Octave reflects the mineral variety of the island of Samos through these eight plots from which it comes: the salinity of the limestone, the freshness of the quartz, the austerity of the basalt and the tension of the schist. The iodized aromas of the muscat remain elegant, avoiding the heaviness of the grape variety. Octave is a complex natural wine that extends into a mineral finish. It will flourish in a carafe and will be very comfortable with seafood products such as the specialties of Saumon de France (smoked fish and rillettes) or oysters from Yvonnick Jegat or from the Ferme marine d’Artouan.
In the vineyard and at the cellar
The vines are harvested by hand in the early morning, and the grapes are macerated in whole bunches. The free-run juice is vinified without pumping over, aeration, or stabilization. Only settling and topping up are carried out. Fermentation takes place in 750-liter amphorae and 1,400-liter concrete eggs. Octave is without additives, unfiltered, and bottled by gravity; the black bottles are used for aging and maturation. Around the (organic) cap, the closure is made of paraffin and black beeswax.
Learn more about Sous le Végétal
Under the plant lies the mineral: this is the meaning of this concept of natural vintages exclusively from Culinaries, created in Greece, on the island of Samos, by a team gathered around Patrick Bouju. Sous le Végétal also takes under its wing the vintages A la Natural signed Patrick Bouju.
History
Sous le Végétal marks the rebirth of the thousand-year-old vineyard of this island in the eastern Aegean Sea with its dense, wooded vegetation. This rich plant life covers a unique and varied subsoil: volcanic rocks (basalts), limestone, quartz, pink granites, schists, iron cast iron... In Sous le Végétal, the winemakers of Samos rediscover the wine they made in their childhood, proving once again that natural wine allows, through innovative projects, to reconnect with forgotten traditions.
Grape varieties and vinification
Four of the seven vintages of Sous le Végétal — Livia, Hüpnos, Octave, Palli & Genesia and Auguste — are produced on around sixty plots of Samos muscat à petits grains between 400 and 910 meters above sea level. The other vintages, Auguste, Alexandre and Sémélé, are respectively based on avgoustiatis, asyrtiko and a blend of Samos muscat and avgoustiatis. Each plot is vinified separately. Four types of winemaking containers are used: amphorae, concrete eggs, stainless steel vats, and 500-liter barrels. Each plot is vinified in at least two of the four containers, and the wine is aged in black, wax-sealed bottles. No sulfites are added, and no filtration is used.
Hupnos (exclusive vintage) White 2022
Sous le Végétal
Made from small-grain Muscat, Hüpnos is an organic, biodynamic, and natural wine from the terroir of Samos, a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea. This sulfite-free wine is one of five white vintages from Patrick Bouju's "Sous le Végétal" project, exclusively for Culinaries. Its name is inspired by its night harvest, hüpnos meaning "sleep" in Greek. This type of harvest is designed to preserve the freshness of the polyphenols for perfect maceration. The muscats are harvested in the Agii Sarandides and Karvounis areas on the slopes of the volcano that occupies the center of the island. They were obtained using organic farming methods in conversion to permaculture. Pruned in goblet form, they grow on basalt, granite, and limestone soils.
Vinification
The Hüpnos harvest macerates in whole bunches for a month. Vinification is carried out without aeration or stabilization; only pumping over, topping up, and settling are carried out. Fermentation takes place in 500-liter Stockinger barrels. Hüpnos is an unfiltered wine, with no additives or added sulfites, bottled by gravity, and aged in black bottles sealed with black beeswax and paraffin.
Tasting
On the palate, Hüpnos surprises with its fruity freshness while expressing its nocturnal origin and the mineral austerity of its terroir. An aroma of candied fruit diffuses on the palate. The deliciousness and mineral freshness are both present. Decanting is recommended, and as an accompaniment, try grilled fish, white meats (for example a roast piece of Black Pork of Bigorre or Ferme de Mayrinhac.
Learn more about Sous le Végétal
Under the plant lies the mineral: this is the meaning of this concept of natural vintages exclusively from Culinaries, created in Greece, on the island of Samos, by a team gathered around Patrick Bouju. Sous le Végétal also takes under its wing the vintages A la Natural signed Patrick Bouju.
History
Sous le Végétal marks the rebirth of the thousand-year-old vineyard of this island in the eastern Aegean Sea with its dense, wooded vegetation. This rich plant life covers a unique and varied subsoil: volcanic rocks (basalts), limestone, quartz, pink granites, schists, cast iron ferrous… In Sous le Végétal, the winemakers of Samos rediscover the wine they made in their childhood, proving once again that natural wine allows, through innovative projects, to reconnect with forgotten traditions.
Grape varieties and vinification
Four of the seven vintages of Sous le Végétal — Livia, Hüpnos, Octave, Palli & Genesia and Auguste — are produced on around sixty plots of Samos muscat à petits grains between 400 and 910 meters above sea level. The other vintages, Auguste, Alexandre and Sémélé, are respectively based on avgoustiatis, asyrtiko and a blend of Samos muscat and avgoustiatis. Each plot is vinified separately. Four types of vinification containers are used: amphorae, concrete eggs, stainless steel vats and barrels of 500 liters. Each plot is vinified in at least two of the four containers and aged in black bottles sealed with wax. No sulfur is added or filtration is performed.
Hüpnos White 2019
Hüpnos ("sleep" in Greek) owes its name to the slopes of the dormant volcano on which its vineyard terraces are located, harvested at night. This dry white wine is produced from two remarkably austere vineyards. A macerated wine, it offers great mineral freshness and rich fruit, prolonged by notes of candied fruit.
Where?
On the slopes of an extinct volcano, in the Agii Sarandides area, and on Mount Karvounis. Basalt and limestone soils.
The vines
Muscat à petit grain from Samos, grown organically in conversion to permaculture. The vines are pruned in goblet form. Manual harvesting at night, in order to preserve the freshness of the polyphenols and ensure perfect maceration.
Vinification
Free-run juice obtained by maceration in stainless steel vats by diffusion for forty days, whole bunches. Vinification without aeration or stabilization, only settling, pumping over and topping up are carried out. Vinification in 500-liter Stockinger barrels. Wine without additives, unfiltered, bottled by gravity and transferred by peristaltic pump into black bottles ensuring aging. Aged in bottles with organic cork without paraffin, sealed with a mixture of paraffin and black beeswax.
Palli et Genesia (exclusive vintage) White 2022
Fine, delicate, fresh, and deliciously muscatel-like, Palli & Genesià is an organic, biodynamic, and natural wine with no additives or sulfites. It is one of five white vintages in the Sous le Végétal series, and, like three others, is made from small-grain Muscat grapes from the island of Samos (an archipelago in the eastern Aegean). It expresses all the minerality of the pink granite soil from which it is made. Palli & Genesià Genesià comes from vines planted near the village of Platanos, pruned en goblet on an old vineyard, abandoned and brought back to life—hence its name, derived from palingenesià, “rebirth” in Greek. The vines are cultivated organically in conversion to permaculture, without any additives in the vineyard or the cellar, and the harvest is manual. As with all other Sous le Végétal cuvée, fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats and terracotta amphorae. The wine is bottled by gravity and sealed with a black beeswax cork. The black glass bottle guarantees aging. Palli & Genesià is the perfect accompaniment to seafood and Eastern Mediterranean meze. You can open it with friends to enjoy tapas or seafood starters: we suggest, for example, preserves from Calle El Tato. Palli & Genesià will also go very well with cheeses, for example the Auvergne tommes and fourmes from Ferme Pradel.
Learn more about Sous le Végétal
Beneath the plant lies the mineral: this is the meaning of this concept of natural vintages exclusively from Culinaries, created in Greece, on the island of Samos, by a team gathered around Patrick Bouju. Sous le Végétal also takes under its wing the vintages A la Natural signed Patrick Bouju.
History
Sous le Végétal marks the rebirth of the thousand-year-old vineyard of this island in the eastern Aegean Sea with its dense, wooded vegetation. This rich plant life covers a unique and varied subsoil: volcanic rocks (basalts), limestone, quartz, pink granites, schists, iron cast iron... In Sous le Végétal, the winemakers of Samos rediscover the wine they made in their childhood, proving once again that natural wine allows, through innovative projects, to reconnect with forgotten traditions.
Grape varieties and vinification
Four of the seven vintages of Sous le Végétal — Livia, Hüpnos, Octave, Palli & Genesia and Auguste — are produced on around sixty plots of Samos muscat à petits grains between 400 and 910 meters above sea level. The other vintages, Auguste, Alexandre and Sémélé, are respectively based on avgoustiatis, asyrtiko and a blend of Samos muscat and avgoustiatis. Each plot is vinified separately. Four types of winemaking containers are used: amphorae, concrete eggs, stainless steel vats, and 500-liter barrels. Each plot is vinified in at least two of the four containers, and the wine is aged in black, wax-sealed bottles. No sulfur is added or filtration is performed.
Palli et Genesia White 2019,
Fine, delicate, fresh, and deliciously muscatel-like, Palli & Genesià expresses the minerality of the granite soil (pink granite) from which it comes. It is one of five white wines in the Sous le Végétal series, and like three others, it is made from small-grain muscat native to the island of Samos (an archipelago in the eastern Aegean). Palli & Genesià Genesià comes from vines planted near the village of Platanos, pruned into goblet-shaped rows on an old vineyard, abandoned and brought back to life—hence the name of the cuvée, derived from palingenesià, “rebirth” in Greek. The vines are cultivated organically in conversion to permaculture, without any additives in the vineyard or cellar, and the harvest is manual. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats and terracotta amphorae. The wine is bottled by gravity and sealed with a black beeswax cork. The black glass bottle guarantees aging. This wine will pair perfectly with seafood and Eastern Mediterranean meze.
Find out more
Beneath the plant lies the mineral: this is the meaning of this concept of natural cuvées created in Greece, on the island of Samos, by a team of friends gathered around winemakers Jason Ligas and Patrick Bouju. The successful venture marks a renaissance for the ancient vineyards of this island in the North Aegean Sea, which owes its dense, wooded vegetation to various nicknames received in Antiquity, from Dryoussa (“covered with oaks”) to Kyparissia (“covered with cypresses”) and Melamphyllos (“With dark foliage”). This natural wealth covers a unique and varied subsoil: volcanic rocks, including basalt, limestone, quartz, pink granite, schist, iron cast iron, etc. The idea was born from Jason’s meeting with the Samos Wine Cooperative. Patrick Bouju soon joined the project. The five vintages of Sous le Végétal — Livia, Hüpnos, Octave, Palli & Genesia, and Auguste — are produced on around sixty plots of Samos Muscat à petits grains (and Avgoustiatis for the red vintage), between 400 and 910 meters above sea level. Each plot is vinified separately. Four types of containers are used for vinification: amphorae, concrete eggs, stainless steel vats, and 500-liter barrels. Each plot is vinified in at least two of the four containers, and the wine is aged in black bottles sealed with wax. No added sulfur, no filtration: the winemakers of Samos rediscover wine as it was made in their childhood. This is one of the wonders of natural wine: it allows, through the most innovative projects, to reconnect with forgotten traditions. Sous le Végétal also takes under its wing the A la Natural cuvées by Patrick Bouju.
Livia (exclusive vintage) White 2023,
Sous le Vegetal
A Culinaries bestseller in its previous vintages, the Livia 2023 from Sous le Végétal (Exclusive Culinaries Estate) offers a vibrant version of Muscat Petit Grain, grown on schist soils and vinified with destemmed maceration for greater complexity and finesse.
A lively and mineral white
Livia expresses all the richness of the Samos terroir, with beautiful tension and a rich aromatic palette.
An aromatic nose and a saline palate
On the nose, notes of exotic fruits, citrus, and white flowers. On the palate, the attack is fresh and tense, with a lingering minerality and a saline finish.
How to enjoy Livia?
Served at 10-12°C, Livia pairs perfectly with oysters, fish carpaccio, or vegetable dishes with fresh herbs. Its aging potential of 5 to 10 years will allow for a beautiful aromatic development.
Octave (exclusive vintage) White 2023,
Sous le Vegetal
Sous le Végétal, our own iconic estate on the island of Samos, delivers with Octave 2023 a pure and vibrant interpretation of Muscat Petit Grain. A new vintage of this already iconic vintage, this bottle is produced using whole-bunch maceration, this white wine reveals a fascinating complexity, both floral and mineral.
An exceptional Muscat, between freshness and depth
Thanks to natural vinification, without artifice, and meticulous work on indigenous yeasts, this wine reveals the full expression of the Samos terroir. Whole bunch maceration gives it texture and structure, while maintaining superb tension.
An expressive nose and a chiseled palate
The nose reveals intense notes of white flowers, citrus fruits and sweet spices, accompanied by a beautiful saline minerality. On the palate, it offers a fresh and ample attack, with a beautiful acidity and a lingering finish on notes of candied zest and aromatic herbs.
How to enjoy Octave?
Ideal at 10-12°C and decanted before tasting, Octave will perfectly accompany seafood, fish ceviche or poultry with citrus fruits. Its aging potential of 5 to 10 years will allow it to evolve towards even more complex aromas.
Samos Blanc 1958, Samos Cooperative
Here's a gem, a real gem. The Samos Cooperative is one of the oldest wine cooperatives in Greece, supplying all of Europe with sweet Muscat for several centuries. It has preserved this masterpiece, this sweet white made from Muscat Petit Grain harvested and vinified on the island, for sixty-five solid years, which is why it takes on the appearance of a red. This is because it is very old and its color has evolved over time, from amber gold to dark mahogany. Normal. Sumptuously aged and patinated, caressed by time, it is endowed with an uncommon aromatic power. This great cuvée for laying down has all the virtues of a very old sweet wine: vibrant, sweet and saline, superbly fresh, with a beautiful aromatic structure and great length. This meditation wine, which reveals all the authenticity of the island's mineral and volcanic terroir, is a perfect example of what time can do to a great muscat. It was on the occasion of the Sous le Végétal project that this nugget without additives, added sulfites or any other additives was offered to us by the Samos Cooperative. It was this same wine, if you refer to the history of the project, that inspired Jason Ligas with the idea.
Learn more
Beneath the vegetation lies the mineral: such is the meaning of this concept of natural cuvées created in Greece, on the island of Samos, by a team of friends gathered around winemakers Jason Ligas and Patrick Bouju. The successful venture marks a renaissance of the thousand-year-old vineyard of this island in the North Aegean Sea, which owes its dense, wooded vegetation to various nicknames received in Antiquity, from Dryoussa ("covered with oaks") to Kyparissia ("covered with cypresses"), by way of Melamphyllos ("Dark-leaved"). This natural wealth covers a unique and varied subsoil: volcanic rocks and notably basalts, limestone, quartz, pink granites, schists, iron cast irons… The idea was born from Jason’s meeting with the Samos Wine Cooperative. Patrick Bouju soon joined the project. The five vintages of Sous le Végétal — Livia, Hüpnos, Octave, Palli & Genesia, Alexandre and Auguste — are produced on around sixty plots of Samos Muscat à petits grains (as well as Avgoustiatis for the red vintage and Asyrtiko for Alexandre), between 400 and 910 meters above sea level. Each plot is vinified separately. For vinification, four types of containers are used: amphorae, concrete eggs, stainless steel vats and 500-liter barrels. Each lieu-dit is vinified in at least two of the four containers and the aging takes place in black bottles sealed with wax. No sulfur is added, no filtration: the winemakers of Samos rediscover wine as it was made in their childhood. This is one of the wonders of natural wine: it allows, through the most innovative projects, to reconnect with forgotten traditions. Sous le Végétal also takes under its wing the A la Natural cuvées signed Patrick Bouju, without forgetting the 1958 vintage Muscat of Samos which inspired the project to the winemakers.
Hupnos (exclusive vintage) White 2023,
Sous le Vegetal
With Hupnos 2023, Sous le Végétal offers a bold vintage where Muscat Petit Grain flourishes through a month-long maceration. A Culinaries bestseller, this powerful and gastronomic white wine seduces with its silky texture and aromatic depth.
A captivating and structured Muscat
Produced from vines grown on granite soils, Hupnos benefits from patient vinification that enhances the richness of the grape variety. The prolonged maceration gives it a beautiful tannic substance, while maintaining a remarkable freshness.
A complex nose and a full palate
Upon opening, it reveals aromas of apricot, honey and sweet spices, accompanied by a beautiful minerality. On the palate, the substance is generous, structured by a chiseled acidity and a long and saline finish.
How to enjoy Hupnos?
Served at 10-12°C and decanted, Hupnos pairs perfectly with fish in sauce, mature cheeses or dishes with Asian influences. With an aging potential of more than 10 years, it will evolve towards even deeper and honeyed notes.
Dolce & Cabanon Red 2024
Terroir, plot size and grape varieties
It is in the heart of Beaujolais, in a rural corner where vines grow undisturbed, that Dolce & Cabanon 2024 is born, an atypical, vibrant, and charming red wine. This cuvée, crafted by La Tribu Alonso, defies conventions with panache: it blends no fewer than 52 hybrid grape varieties, including 30% Seibel 54/55, enhanced by the aromatic freshness of Muscat Petit Grain—a rarity in red wines, here sublimely expressed. This vegetal kaleidoscope gives rise to a free and untamed wine, like a wild garden where every plant finds its place.
Cultivation methods
The vines are cultivated with care, in harmony with nature and the seasons, without haste or dogma. Each vine is tended by hand, each bunch harvested with respect, in a profoundly artisanal approach. This attentive work in the soil, this partnership with nature, allows the grape varieties, classic or forgotten, to express themselves with precision and spontaneity. In the cellar, the same philosophy prevails: simple gestures, intuitive winemaking, to let the wine speak for itself.
Tasting & pairings
Dolce & Cabanon 2024 is a juicy, supple, and easy-drinking red wine, both generous and light. From the first sniff, it seduces with its notes of ripe red fruit, enhanced by a touch of herbaceousness and spice. Then come almost unexpected hints of citrus, which refresh the whole and give this wine a playful, slightly mischievous rhythm. On the palate, the tannins express themselves gently, creating an elegant structure, always carried by freshness.
The perfect companion for summer barbecues, flame-grilled meats, or evenings in the garden with friends, this is a wine that invites sharing and simple moments. But behind this unabashed conviviality lies true craftsmanship, a quest for balance between rusticity and finesse, between nature and culture.
Disco (Eau de vie)
Distillerie du Viaduc
Distillerie du Viaduc, a young artisan house from the Paris region, offers us a bold and festive interpretation of wine brandy with Disco. Made from the Muscat Petit Grain grape variety, this unique cuvée reinvents the traditional Peruvian Pisco with a decidedly funky and floral approach.
A vibrant and aromatic eau-de-vie
Produced from Muscat Petit Grain grapes from the island of Samos, vinified by the talented Patrick Bouju, this eau-de-vie benefits from a careful double distillation. Without aging, it expresses all the purity of the fruit and retains a great aromatic intensity. Its profile is at once rich, floral and elegant, with a beautiful roundness in the mouth and a lingering finish.
A captivating nose and a smooth palate
From the first nose, Disco reveals an expressive bouquet with notes of white flowers, white-fleshed fruits and delicate honey. On the palate, it combines finesse and intensity, with a gentle attack, followed by a rise in power marked by a beautiful controlled warmth. The finish, long and aromatic, leaves a delicately sweet and floral imprint.
How to enjoy Disco?
With its 40° alcohol content, this eau-de-vie is ideal as a digestif, served neat to appreciate all its complexity. It is also perfectly suited to mixology, where its floral and fruity aromas will enhance refined cocktails such as a revisited Pisco Sour or an aromatic white Martini.
Fond Cyprès - Rodolphe Ourliac et Laetitia Gianesini
Derrière les Fagots Blanc 2016
3050
€30,50
Unit price perFond Cyprès - Rodolphe Ourliac et Laetitia Gianesini
Derrière les Fagots Blanc 2016
3050
€30,50
Unit price perDerrière les Fagots Blanc 2016,
This Muscat, macerated for six weeks in egg-shaped vats, is aged for two years in barrels under a veil, hence its oxidative character. Fresh, refined, powerful, and long, it is an incomparable table wine.
Natural wine with no added sulfites.
Vin de Lies White 2021/22 Magnum
Vin de Lies is an organic, biodynamic, and natural dry white wine that Jean-Yves Péron makes every two vintages in his Savoyard cellars. It is based on a winemaking practice that is little known outside the industry, but which produces a highly regarded wine. It is not usually sold commercially but reserved for the cellar team. Classified as a Vin de France, it is a treat that the winemaker bestows upon us, in magnum format no less.
Vinification
The grape varieties include Jacquère, Muscat, Altesse, Mondeuse, Favorita, Muscat à Petit Grain, Roussanne… After racking the barrels and aging vats from all his terroirs (Savoyard and Italian), Jean-Yves gathers all the lees in a single vat to obtain Vin de lies. These lees are suspended in a small quantity of wine, again decanted and recovered once or twice. Nourished by the lees, the red becomes smoother, sweeter, and the white is less tense, rounder. Jean-Yves Péron has gathered here the lees from all his 2021 whites and some from 2022.
Tasting
“It’s a wine for pleasure,” says Jean-Yves Péron of this Vin de lies. “It can be drunk anytime, from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.!” This is the true “house cuvée,” generally very popular. Pairings: goes with everything.
Learn more about Jean-Yves Péron
Jean-Yves Péron is a talented embodiment of the organic, biodynamic, and natural renaissance of the Savoyard vineyard, which is based on varied soils and numerous indigenous grape varieties (Jacquère, Altesse, Mondeuse, etc.). At his Chevaline winery in the Bauges region, he vinifies grapes from his plots in Conflans, near Albertville, and Fréterive, in the Isère valley.
High-altitude biodynamics
Jean-Yves Péron's work follows the principles of minimal intervention. On narrow, steep slopes, his hand-worked mountain vines in micro-plots receive no synthetic products, Jean-Yves preferring horsetail and nettle manure. All of Jean-Yves Péron's wines are sulfite-free, made from hand-harvested grapes, vinified in whole bunches and foot-trodden in the vat. For all vintages, the free-run and press are blended, then aged on lees for at least one year, in two- or three-wine barrels, amphorae or tuns, before final blending. They must be stored at a temperature below 18°C. No sulfites are added, or as little as possible, and the wines are not fined or filtered.
Italo-Savoyard trade
Since 2011, a trading activity has allowed Jean-Yves Péron to buy the harvest from neighboring organic winegrowers and to collaborate with winegrowers from Northern Italy: this is the I Vicini series, which allows him to diversify the terroirs and deepen his experiences in winemaking and aging.
Muscat Petits Grains : un cépage historique et intemporel
Le Muscat Petits Grains est l’un des plus anciens cépages connus. Cultivé dès l’Antiquité par les Grecs et les Romains, il a rapidement conquis le pourtour méditerranéen grâce à ses qualités uniques. Ses grappes petites et compactes, riches en sucre et en saveurs, donnaient déjà un vin apprécié pour son parfum musqué et son éclat. Au fil des siècles, il s’est affirmé comme un symbole des terroirs méditerranéens, associé aussi bien à la convivialité qu’au raffinement.
En France, son implantation est ancienne. Du Languedoc à l’Alsace en passant par la vallée du Rhône, le Muscat s’est imposé comme une référence. Sa notoriété s’explique par un profil aromatique unique, une bouche fraîche et une identité marquée. Les chroniqueurs médiévaux déjà louaient ses arômes expressifs et la singularité de son style.
Un cépage présent dans le monde entier
Bien que la France demeure son berceau, le Muscat a voyagé au-delà de ses terres d’origine. En Italie, il est connu sous le nom de Moscato Bianco, notamment dans le Piémont où il est produit en version effervescente légère et festive. En Espagne, au Portugal et en Grèce, ses petits grains continuent d’orner les coteaux maritimes et d’offrir des vins doux typiques.
Dans le Nouveau Monde, on le retrouve également en Californie, en Australie ou en Afrique du Sud. Ces terroirs plus récents confirment sa polyvalence, qui s’adapte à différents climats tout en conservant un profil marqué par le fruit et la fraîcheur.
Caractéristiques physiques du Muscat Petits Grains
La vigne présente des grappes compactes et petites, composées de baies rondes et dorées, parfois teintées d’ambre ou de rose. Ces petits grains sont réputés pour concentrer un jus riche et parfumé.
Le feuillage de ce cépage est de vigueur moyenne. Pour exprimer tout son potentiel, il demande une maîtrise rigoureuse des rendements. Trop généreux, il perdrait son intensité ; bien équilibré, il délivre des cuvées éclatantes et précises.
Particularités de culture
Il est sensible aux maladies liées à l’humidité, notamment l’oïdium. En revanche, il s’adapte remarquablement aux climats chauds et secs, où il révèle une personnalité vibrante. Sa maturité est précoce à moyenne, ce qui permet une récolte dès la fin de l’été.
Lorsqu’il est cultivé avec attention, en privilégiant des parcelles petites et aérées, il offre des raisins équilibrés, riches en fruit, et dotés d’une belle acidité naturelle. Ces conditions idéales sont la clé pour obtenir un vin expressif, capable de séduire.
Un cépage au profil aromatique unique
La signature du Muscat réside dans son bouquet incomparable. Les arômes évoquent la fleur d’oranger, l’abricot, le jasmin, la poire et les agrumes, souvent relevés d’une touche de miel. En bouche, le vin séduit par son caractère frais, sa vivacité et son équilibre.
En version vin sec, il exprime une élégance florale et une finale désaltérante. Dans ses expressions en vins doux, il révèle une intensité plus solaire, marquée par les épices douces et une douceur soyeuse.
Les styles de vins produits
Le sec
Le Muscat Petits Grains donne naissance à un vin sec floral, délicat et frais. Ces cuvées sont parfaites à l’apéritif ou pour accompagner des plats simples : salades, fromages de chèvre, poissons légers.
Les doux
Sous forme de vins doux, il exprime toute sa richesse. En Languedoc, les muscats de Frontignan, Lunel ou Mireval en sont des exemples réputés. Ces vins associent intensité aromatique, rondeur et éclat, idéaux pour un foie gras ou un dessert.
Les versions effervescentes et liquoreuses
En Italie, il est produit en version pétillante, comme le Moscato d’Asti, symbole de convivialité. Dans certains terroirs français, il se prête aussi aux liquoreux de longue garde, où la concentration en sucre révèle une profondeur impressionnante.
Accords mets et vins
Grâce à sa diversité, le Muscat Petits Grains s’accorde avec une large palette de mets. Les secs se marient à des assiettes estivales, des crustacés et des fromages frais. Les doux trouvent leur place auprès de desserts aux fruits ou de pâtisseries raffinées. Les effervescents, eux, sont synonymes de moments festifs et accompagnent à merveille l’apéritif.
Dans les vins naturels
Dans le monde des vins naturels, le Muscat Petits Grains occupe une place particulière. Ses petits grains concentrés en saveurs permettent de créer des cuvées franches et limpides. Vinifié sans intrants, il exprime la pureté du raisin, la fraîcheur et l’énergie du terroir. De nombreux vignerons choisissent aujourd’hui de le travailler en version nature pour mettre en avant l’authenticité du vin.
