The Domaine La Varenne is located in Burgundy. It offers organic wines made from four traditional grape varieties: Chardonnay and Aligoté for white wine, Pinot Noir and Gamay for red wine. Aged in oak barrels, the nine vintages reveal a different terroir. Laurent Bourtourault is at the head of this two hectare estate. The vines are all located in the village of Culles les Roches. The clayey, marly, silty limestones, sandstones and granite arenas make this place a real geological mosaic and a playground for the winemaker in search of the identity of each terroir. The vines are grown in organic farming certified Ecocert. Pigs do the work where the tractor cannot pass. Harvesting a beautiful, healthy grape is a constant requirement. The harvest is done by hand, the grapes are quickly transported to the vat to be pressed for the whites or macerated for the reds. Native yeasts do the job. Aging for 10 to 12 months takes place in oak barrels. Racking and bottling are carried out according to lunar rhythms and atmospheric pressure. Agile (bentonite) for bonding blanks. No filtration, a slight sulphiting depending on the vintage to keep freshness and clarity. These are the only inputs, reflecting the specifications in bio-dynamics.

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