Appellation Wines

Riesling Origin Blanc 2021

Jean-Marc Dreyer
Green fruits, balanced acidity, elegance, complexity: plenty of structure and depth; Jean-Marc Dreyer's Riesling Origin is what we call a wine for meditation. Jean-Marc Dreyer's Origin range is dedicated to single-varietal cuvées based on Alsatian varieties. Here, whole-bunch maceration exposes Riesling in a completely new light: ignoring the petrol notes (which are present, but politely wait until the finish to reveal themselves), the wine expresses a structured verticality balanced by a gentle roundness. Very mineral, but this time it's the soil you feel, not the diesel can. This wine was aged for eleven months in the Alsatian style, that is, in foudres and demi-muids. Taste pairings? Don't look, it goes with everything. Biodynamic method, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, unfiltered, unclarified, no sulfites added in the vineyard or cellar.

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"Maceration in Alsace is a tradition!" says Jean-Marc Dreyer, adding that direct pressing in this region is a modern invention, linked to the advent of electricity. In the past, people worked by hand and let the grapes macerate before sending the marc to the press. » Whole-bunch maceration is Jean-Marc Dreyer's signature and represents 85% of the estate's production, the remainder consisting of direct-pressed whites, often aged using controlled oxidation. Jean-Marc succeeds several generations of his family at the Dreyer & Fils estate, established in 1830 between Obernai and Molsheim. Upon taking over the estate, he immediately opted for biodynamics, but he hesitated for a while between several methods: at first, his wines were more oaky, aged in new barrels with stirring. Then came the sweet period: all his wines contained residual sugar. In 2008, he tried vinifying without any sulfur and found his direction: the following winter, upon returning from the pilgrimage to Compostela, he swore never to add sulfur to any wine again. Having made this decision, he asserts his style around skin maceration, quite advanced, chiseled, always surprising on Alsatian grape varieties, of which it brings out the structure without sacrificing the delicacy. Jean-Marc works in single-varietal or blended vintages and also produces Pinot Noir reds of surprising depth.

Beaujolais Village P'tit Grobis Rouge 2021

Nicolas Chemarin
Nicolas Chemarin's P'tit Grobis Rouge is an incredibly vibrant, fruity, mineral, and taut Beaujolais red, capable of converting even the most reluctant to Beaujolais. This is Nicolas's most personal cuvée, which he named after his local nickname. One hundred percent Gamay from the Beaujolais-Villages appellation, with a light ruby ​​color and elegant gurgling, it represents Gamay Noir à jus blanc at its most enjoyable. Light yet full-bodied, beautifully balanced between fruit and minerality, it offers notes of cherry, morello cherry, and raspberry, while perfectly reflecting the granite mineral substrate so important to Beaujolais wines. Nicely acidic and adaptable to all situations: it is both an aperitif and a tasting wine.

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Nicolas Chemarin, nicknamed P’tit Grobis as a resident of Marchampt (Beaujolais), is the fourth generation of winemakers on his family wine estate in the Beaujolais-Villages appellation, on a land full of stones where he crafts wines of surprising depth and sincerity. In 2005, he took over two hectares of vines from his father and in 2006 he signed his first vintages. In 2008, he acquired other vines and decided to devote himself solely to his estate, whose terroir, very steep, consists of rocky and poor soils on a gray granite rock. The vines rest on the bedrock through very thin soil, and their roots plunge deep into the rock. Depending on the soil configuration, the vines are pruned in goblet or raised on stakes. Their average age is eighty years. The grape varieties, Gamay and Chardonnay, are classically Beaujolais. Nicolas also cultivates two other terroirs in the Régnié appellation: Les Bullats, with light, filtering sandy soils, and La Haute Ronze, very close to Morgon, whose deeper, clayey soils produce full-bodied wines. The vintages undergo long macerations (from 18 to 30 days) with punching down and temperature control (Nicolas works cold, around 20°C). Aging is partially done in temperature-controlled concrete vats for a third, the remaining two-thirds being spent in barrels of four to ten wines to provide oxygenation but little or no oaky sensation. Nicolas Chemarin is already well known in the natural world for his sweet and fruity vintages, pleasure wines, and for vintages from difficult and magnificent terroirs, with admirable and complex mineral, aromatic and spicy notes.

White Riesling 2020

Domaine Einhart
Riesling, the lord of Eastern grape varieties, finds here an expression worthy of its nobility. The color is a beautiful orange-yellow. The initial nose is very refined, slightly musky, with notes of grapefruit and dandelion. The second nose is fresher and mineral, with aromas of thyme, aromatic herbs, and flint. The palate begins with liveliness and beautiful verticality; the minerality is typical of limestone. Dried herbs return before a persistent finish with a remarkable salinity. Light skin maceration is successful in Riesling, and this one is no exception. The twenty-five-year-old vines grow on the muschelkalk (oolitic limestone) terroirs of Westerberg, Molsheimgass, and Fleckstein. The grapes are harvested by hand and then destemmed. Maceration, using indigenous yeasts, takes between four and eight days. Aging on fine lees is ten months in tuns, followed by bottling without filtration. From the vine to the cellar, this wine was made without any additives. Decanting is recommended so that it can spread its wings and express its mineral notes.

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Located in the northern part of the Alsatian vineyard, horizontally above Strasbourg, the Einhart estate is a ten-hectare family estate whose vines are located on the hillsides that rise between the Alsace plain and the Vosges mountains. The soil is clay-limestone and rich in fossils (muschelkalk, i.e. shell limestone and oolite limestone, and lettenkohle or dolomitic limestone). Since 1990, Nicolas Einhart has been at the helm, now assisted by his son Théo. True to his commitments to the TIFLO association, of which he is co-founder, Nicolas devotes his winemaking work to the protection of the land and biodiversity, winemaking without inputs, the refusal of harmful phytosanitary products and the maintenance of ecological refuge zones. His estate has been certified organic since 2011. Like Jean-Marc Dreyer, he is resolutely moving towards skin maceration and produces white maceration wines (orange wines) in addition to a Pinot Noir red. Entirely manual harvesting, destemming of the bunches, light punching down and delicate pressing are characteristic of the estate, as well as the separate vinification of each terroir, aging on lees and the absence of filtration before bottling. The wines are pure grape, lively, powerful, invigorating, and transcribe the minerality of the very beautiful terroirs of the Vosges foothills.

Le Rocher red 2017

Nicolas Chemarin

Le Rocher is made from Beaujolais Gamay grapes grown in the Combe Fleurette area, at an altitude of 550 meters and on an average 40% slope, facing south, on a plot of blue granite with very shallow soil. The 25-year-old vines rest on a rocky outcrop. The harvest is left to vat for 40 days in whole bunches with regular turning. After pressing, the young wine is aged on fine lees in Burgundy oak barrels. Bottling is done in the waning moon, without fining or filtration. This infinitely silky and delicious red, very mineral and very straight, will accompany meats in sauce, noble fish and even chocolate desserts.
Tasting temperature: between 14 and 16 °C.

Natural wine without added sulfites.

Les Oeillets White 2021

Jean Yves Peron

Les Œillets is a dry white maceration wine harvested and vinified in Savoie by Jean-Yves Péron. Organic, biodynamic and natural, this is a 100% Jacquère white wine whose vines grow on clay-limestone soil, in the place called Les Marches, at the foot of Mont Granier.

Vinification

It is roughly the same terroir as that of La Petite Robe, harvested later to obtain greater phenolic maturity and a higher tannic concentration. Carbonic maceration for four or five days is followed by ten days of punching down in vats. At least one year of aging in 225-liter barrels. Neither fined, nor filtered, nor sulfited.

Tasting

Superbly structured, Les Œillets has chew, texture, a tannic mouthfeel and a note of controlled oxidation. The tension is strong, balanced by a note of apricot. Woody, with explosive minerality and beautiful tension, it is an atypical white, with powerful aromatic notes. Lots of fruit and candied citrus. With this, you can enjoy a good Bigorre black ham, unless a smoked salmon presents itself. Or, the best of the best, treat yourself: an exceptional beef ham from Maison Aitana, made from wagyu or black angus.

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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. The grapes are vatted in whole bunches and undergo semi-carbonic maceration. Shortly before pressing, they are foot-trodden in the vat, then transferred to two- or three-wine barrels for twelve months of aging on lees, before blending and resting in the vat. No sulfites are added, or as little as possible, and the wines are not fined or filtered.

Italian-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.

Au Bon Secours Rouge 2020,

Babass
Sébastien Dervieux, Babass to his friends, is a warm-hearted character who practices the art of additive-free winemaking in the sweetness of Anjou. His vineyard is in Rochefort-sur-Loire, his cellar in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, and his headquarters in Beaulieu-sur-Layon. Through him, the work of the Hacquet family, pioneers of natural wine after the Second World War, is perpetuated, some of whose plots he has taken over. This legacy is expressed, among other things, in the Joseph-Anne-Françoise cuvée, whose appellation brings together the siblings' first names. The terroir is located on the last foothills of the Armorican Massif before the Paris Basin. It is a region of small hillsides; The Loire, very close, exerts a strong influence, as does the ocean, which is about a hundred kilometers away. The vines are neither too hot nor too cold. The particularity of this region is the schist, either degraded (giving clay) or not degraded in places. This terroir produces mineral wines, the climate of the wines rather "on the fruit" and moderately full-bodied. The plots are in a single block, planted with traditional Angevin grape varieties: 1.4 ha of Grolleau, 0.9 ha of Cabernet Franc, 1.2 ha of Chenin and 0.7 ha of Gamay. All the vines are cultivated in certified organic. The harvest is manual. In the winery, fermentation is natural and the wines are without sulfur or other additives ("apart from sometimes a few drops of sweat"). The red wines, including some single-varietal vintages, are macerated in whole bunches. The whites are pressed slowly in a vertical press. All the wines are aged in fiber vats and are neither filtered nor fined, simply racked if necessary and without abuse.
"My wine is the wine of a little guy in his little corner with his little grape varieties," says Sébastien modestly, who also declares that he makes grape wines, forged by the climate of the vintage, the terroir, the grape variety and his decisions (good or bad). His approach is not to distort this balance with magic powders that lead to standardization. His Cabernet Franc reds are round, peppery and fleshy; his Grolleau reds, pure fruit, are fresh and easy to drink.
This recent cuvée from Babass, without additives or filtration, is based on Gamays planted on schist terroirs in 1959 and 1960. After manual harvesting, the grapes macerate in whole bunches for about ten to fifteen days depending on the vintage. The devatting is manual, followed by slow pressing in a vertical press. The free-run and pressed juices are blended immediately, after which the wine is aged for five to eight months on fine lees. The wine is wonderfully gurgling, fluid and drinkable, fruity and crisp, with fresh acidity and a lovely aromatic palette of red fruits, earth and spices. A very fine Gamay.

Guignes et Guins Liqueur 2019,

Distillerie Cazottes
This guignes et guins liqueur is an organic and natural spirit (Eurofeuille label) produced in the Tarn region. It is a great success for the Cazottes distillery, which has many of them. It is made from two types of cherries: organic guignes (old variety black cherries) and guins (wild cherries or wild cherries) grown in Laurent Cazottes' garden, without pesticides or any additives.

Production
Once the fruit is harvested, it is pitted by hand and macerated naturally for 14 months in the estate's organic, slightly sweetened brandy. Everything is then pressed and bottled. The liqueur is 18% proof.

Tasting
Some will remember the guignolet, a cherry liqueur evoked by this liqueur of guignes and guins from the Cazottes distillery. It is an intensely fruity, dense, rich and sensual liqueur, a little tannic, with notes of red rose, cedar wood and candied cherry. A real aromatic bomb that you will love to enjoy on its own or use as a flavoring to cook a pigeon or roast duck. It will also go well with red fruit tarts. Delicious with a beef ham.

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Laurent Cazottes, winemaker, distiller and natural liqueur maker, is a revealer of quintessences. In Villeneuve-sur-Vère, near Gaillac (Tarn), he cultivates a veritable Eden of biodiversity. On limestone soil, he cultivates fruit trees, vines, shrubs and vegetable plants, which he transforms into wines, eaux-de-vie and liqueurs.

Production secrets
First of all, the integrity of the fruit and the vine, cultivated in certified organic (Eurofeuille and Nature & Progrès labels) and biodynamically, then careful attention given to their maceration at perfect maturity in the estate's organic eau-de-vie, and finally a precise and light dosage of sugar.

The Cazottes touch
"Liqueur does not mean sweet," Laurent likes to say. The particularity of Cazottes liqueurs and eaux-de-vie is their fidelity to the raw material: it is the whole fruit that we have in our mouths, with all its nuances and its delicacy. They are low in alcohol, low in sugar: they are exceptional nectars.

A great defender of Aligoté in Burgundy, Sylvain Pataille delivers with this 2023 a particularly fresh and precise expression of the grape variety. Grown around Marsannay and farmed organically, the Aligoté reveals a lively and mineral profile, marked by citrus fruits, white fruits, a touch of ginger and delicate herbaceous notes. The palate is taut and lemony, with enough substance to go beyond a simple aperitif white wine.

As for the entire estate, harvests are manual and winemaking favors minimal intervention. An energetic and mouth-watering Burgundy white, to be served with oysters, grilled fish, seafood, goat cheese or gougères.

The estate's flagship cuvée, the Marsannay Rouge 2023 blends several terroirs of the appellation, notably vines aged 30 to 50 years planted on limestone scree, gravel, and red clays. This 100% Pinot Noir offers a particularly elegant interpretation of Marsannay: ripe strawberry, cherry, violet, licorice, pepper, and sweet spices make up a generous and complex nose. The palate is silky and juicy, with fine tannins and lovely freshness.

After vinification, the wine is aged for 12 months in old barrels (3 to 10 years old) then 6 months in vats, in order to preserve the expression of the fruit without marking the wine with wood. A complete Marsannay, delicious in its youth but capable of gaining complexity with a few years in the cellar. Pair with roast duck, veal with mushrooms, braised lamb, or grilled beef. 

The Bourgogne Rouge 2023 is a superb gateway into the world of Sylvain Pataille. Made from 100% Pinot Noir, it emphasizes bright fruit and finesse: red cherry, raspberry, and small berries meet notes of peony, spices, and a light touch of orange zest. The palate is supple, juicy, and easy to drink, supported by fine tannins and an elegant finish.

Sylvain Pataille cultivates his vines organically and favors manual harvesting and low-intervention winemaking. This Bourgogne is accessible yet far from simplistic, to be enjoyed lightly chilled with roasted poultry, pâté en croûte, beef bourguignon, seared tuna, or soft cheeses.

Short description: A Burgundian Pinot Noir full of fruit and finesse, with notes of cherry, red berries, peony, and spices. Supple, gourmet, and easy to drink, it's an excellent introduction to Sylvain Pataille's style.

Éveil 2025 is an exclusive vintage crafted by Domaine Einhart for Culinaries, in the heart of the Alsatian vineyards. This new edition blends Auxerrois, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Riesling, grown on clay-limestone soils. A combination of grape varieties that gives birth to an expressive and balanced white wine, where the aromatic character of Alsatian varieties meets a beautiful freshness.

After a few days of maceration, the wine reveals a floral and fruity profile, marked by citrus, white flowers, and delicate herbaceous notes. The palate retains freshness and energy, with a slightly textured body brought by the maceration. An accessible and full-bodied wine, to be served between 10 and 12°C, equally at home as an aperitif or with spicy dishes, grilled meats, or Asian-inspired cuisine.

This Brut Nature Rosé perfectly reflects the style of Clos Lentiscus: fine bubbles, great freshness, and a strong Mediterranean identity. Aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate, and dried flowers are supported by a lively, saline palate with remarkable precision. A rosé for gastronomy as much as for an aperitif.

Winemaking

A blend of 45% Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), 45% Sumoll, and 10% Syrah. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, secondary fermentation using the traditional method, extended aging on lees, and Brut Nature with no dosage. Like all the estate's sparkling wines, the tirage is carried out with rosemary honey produced on the property.

Crafted in the heart of the Garraf Natural Park, this Brut Nature White wine expresses all the freshness of Xarel·lo grown on limestone soils swept by Mediterranean sea spray. The bubbles are fine and elegant, accompanying notes of citrus, green apple, white flowers, and a beautiful chalky minerality. A vibrant and remarkably tense… Spanish champagne.

Vinification

100% Xarel·lo, fermentation with indigenous yeasts followed by second fermentation in the bottle according to the traditional method. Prolonged aging on lees, no dosage (Brut Nature), with rosemary honey produced on the estate used for the tirage.

Munjebel Bianco 2023

A highly precise volcanic Zibibbo

The 2023 Munjebel Bianco reveals the full uniqueness of Zibibbo cultivated on the basaltic soils of Etna. True to Frank Cornelissen's philosophy, this cuvée is made with minimal intervention to allow the grape variety and its volcanic environment to express themselves fully. Vinified with skin maceration and then aged for six months in amphorae, this white wine combines aromatic intensity, freshness, and remarkable energy.

A vibrant tasting experience

The color is golden yellow with luminous reflections. The nose reveals a complex palette combining citrus, candied lemon, white flowers, yellow-fleshed fruits, and fine Mediterranean herbs, supported by a mineral signature typical of Etna's volcanic soils. On the palate, the attack is ample, giving way to a beautiful tension, supported by a delicately tannic texture inherited from the maceration. The finish is long, saline, and particularly refreshing.

Pairings full of character

Munjebel Bianco perfectly accompanies grilled fish, crustaceans, shellfish, poultry, Mediterranean vegetables, or even spicy cuisines. Its structure also allows it to pair with aged cheeses or elaborate vegetarian dishes.

With an aging potential of approximately 5 to 8 years, this cuvée perfectly illustrates Frank Cornelissen's style: living, precise wines deeply marked by the volcanic identity of Etna.

M&M is a delightful red wine made from Mediterranean grape varieties, where fruit dominates with notes of cherry, raspberry, and garrigue. The palate is supple, indulgent, and particularly easy to drink, with a lovely freshness that invites a second glass. A spontaneous cuvée, true to Jean Louis Pinto's free spirit.

Winemaking

Manual harvesting, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, gentle extraction, and tank aging to preserve the fruit's vibrancy. Unfined, unfiltered, and made with minimal sulfur.

Pinot Noir Red 2021

Domaine Einhart
The deep, purplish color of this Pinot Noir from Domaine Einhart evokes black cherry: this is a velvety, ripe red, 100% Pinot Noir from the estate, with an intense, fragrant, and gently fruity aroma. The first nose is enhanced by aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant, black cherry) with a hint of freshness blended into a light vanilla woodiness. The second nose is more open, with aromas of blood orange, bitter almond, and kirsch. On the palate, the small fruits are still present, supported by present but well-melted tannins, and lead to a velvety finish resting on a lovely freshness. Plenty of persistence and length. The Pinot Noirs from which it is made, aged around thirty years, grow on the muschelkalk (shell limestone) terroirs of Dittelsberg-Albermohn and are harvested by hand, then destemmed. Maceration, on indigenous yeasts, takes between ten and twelve days. Aging for one year on fine lees, in demi-muids, precedes bottling without filtration. From the vineyard to the cellar, this wine was made without any chemical additives or added sulfites. Decanting is recommended so that it fully expresses all its finesse and grace. The magnum format is only good for it, accentuating its velvety texture and depth.

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Located in the northern part of the Alsatian vineyard, horizontally above Strasbourg, the Einhart estate is a ten-hectare family property whose vines are located on the hillsides that rise between the Alsace plain and the Vosges mountains. The soil is clay-limestone and rich in fossils (muschelkalk, i.e. shell limestone and oolitic limestone, and lettenkohle or dolomitic limestone). Since 1990, Nicolas Einhart has been at the helm, now assisted by his son Théo. True to his commitments to the TIFLO association, of which he is a co-founder, Nicolas devotes his winemaking to protecting the land and biodiversity, making wine without inputs, refusing harmful phytosanitary products, and maintaining ecological refuge areas. His estate has been certified organic since 2011. Like Jean-Marc Dreyer [link], he is firmly focused on skin maceration and produces white maceration wines (orange wines) in addition to a Pinot Noir red. Entirely manual harvests, destemming of the grapes, light punching down, and delicate pressing are characteristic of the estate, as well as the separate vinification of each terroir, aging on lees, and the absence of filtration before bottling. The wines are pure grapes, lively, powerful, and tonic, and transcribe the minerality of the very beautiful terroirs of the Vosges foothills.

Description
The most approachable and delicious cuvée from Domaine Marcel Lapierre. Made primarily from young Gamay vines, Raisins Gaulois is a crisp, juicy, and wonderfully convivial red wine, characterized by aromas of fresh cherry, raspberry, and small red berries. An immediate pleasure wine that perfectly embodies the spirit of natural Beaujolais.

Winemaking
Hand-harvested, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, semi-carbonic maceration with whole bunches, short aging in vats, unfined and unfiltered, with minimal sulfur added at bottling depending on the vintage.

Terre des Anonymes Blanc 2015, Domaine La Sorga
This 100% Colombard white wine comes from the basalt sandy soils of the Hérault Valley, in Adissan. The grapes are vinified in whole bunches for forty-five days, then macerated for eleven months in vats. Its mango notes give it a real affinity with Asian cuisine and seafood such as scallops, cuttlefish, or squid. Its aging potential is ten years.
Natural wine with no added sulfites.