Crafted by Pierre Caizergues & Antonin Bonnet both from the Languedoc region of France, with artwork by Oscar Lett, UK-French artist based in Brooklyn, NY. The estate is located in the Corbieres region at the bottom slopes of the Montagne Noire. The vineyards there was planted in the mid-sixties and produce natural low-yield due to the low rainfall (35 to 45mm per year only).
Produced from 100% Chardonnay, the vineyard is anchored by clayey-lime soils soil but on the Chardonnay parcel there is also some shale, sandstone and marl components which bring a natural freshness to the wines and help to protect the vineyard against hydric pressure/droughts that are very common in the Languedoc region. The parcel is organically farmed since it was planted. There is also no treatment in the vineyard especially no additions of any sulfites/pesticides or insecticides.
“Petillant Naturel” (pet-nat) refers to the ancient process used to produce fizzy wine. The process is non-interventionist meaning we are only here only to control that the fermentation is conducted properly without adding any components nor manipulating the wines. The first (alcoholic) fermentation happens naturally thanks to the indigenous yeast that are present on the skin of the grapes – the second one (that makes it sparkling) starts in small, temperature-controlled tanks and finishes naturally in the bottles – there is no residual sugar in this wine – it is completely dry. Sulfites that may be present are only the natural ones created during the fermentation . (less than 65PPM).
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