For 6000 years, man has accompanied a liana, the vine, Vitis vinifera in greater Europe…

In France, it occupies 3% of the agricultural area and consumes 20% of the tonnage of pesticides. Despite this, every year she is still sick. In organic farming, the use of heavy metals (copper and sulfur) against diseases is far from being satisfactory for the environment, humans and the taste of the wine.

Since the 19th century, the phylloxera aphid and the fungi downy mildew, powdery mildew and black rot have destroyed European vines. Other Vitaceae (in the Americas or Asia) are resistant: vitis rupestris, riparia, labrusca, rotundifolia, amurensis... By crossing them with our European vines, hybrid vines are born, naturally resistant, producing fruits with wonderful flavors

I deliberately chose to accompany a flourishing vine, which does not suffer, resistant to diseases and without any treatment. The virgin lands of the Creuse allow it... I deliberately want healthy, lively, not boring wines, which make you happy without driving you crazy, offbeat and surprising!

My grape juices work naturally, protected by the CO2 of fermentation and controlled temperatures, without added sulphite. This dozen grape varieties offer multiple and exciting winemaking route possibilities: over-ripe harvests with preservation of acidity, skin macerations, raisining, short vatting or heavy extractions, etc... I wish you as much pleasure in the glass as I do I have some in the vineyard! Geoffrey Estienne, January 2021