A joint project. After a first bit of life in Rennes, Mexico City, Jönköping (Sweden), then Paris, we decided to settle down in Anjou with the ambition of taking over vines and making organic wine.

Domain takeover opportunities that come and go, an installation project that takes time... This delay allows us some strolls in the vineyard(s). They lead to meetings with winegrowers from here and elsewhere with whom we could work: “the wanderings” are born. We will start by buying grapes and making wine.

The choice. That of the men and women with whom we work. Organic but not only that. Winegrowers aware that the organic specifications are not an end but a prerequisite, that farming methods must evolve towards greater agronomic, environmental and social coherence, that the road is long and that the paths are numerous... The one of the grape variety, of the region. That of the plots on which the winegrower agrees to sell us grapes. That of winemaking, of breeding.

No modern oenology or curious blends. Interventions in the cellar are very limited. Convinced of the quality of the harvest, we accompany the must as best as possible until bottling: a healthy, lively wine, which reflects the terroir of its plot of origin and the work of the winegrower who produced the grapes.

For a year, for a time. Ephemeral vintages... because “the wanderings” are built to the rhythm of our meetings, our desires and those of the winegrowers with whom we collaborate. And some renewals, because if you loved them, and we did too, why deprive yourself of them?

Pretensions: None other than to please.

Information

Domain Name:
Les Errances
Winemaker's Name:
Warren Truchon & Maïté Perrocheau
Country:
France
Region:
Loire Valley
Appellations:
Vin De France, Pays de la Loire
Farming:
Organic
Négoce wine:
yes
Grape varieties:
Grolleau, Cabernet Franc, Melon Bourgogne, Chenin, Gamay

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<h2 class="pt-1">Un projet commun. Apr&egrave;s un premier bout de vie &agrave; Rennes, Mexico City, J&ouml;nk&ouml;ping (Su&egrave;de), puis Paris, nous d&eacute;cidons de poser nos valises en Anjou avec l&rsquo;ambition de reprendre des vignes et faire du vin, bio.</h2>
Des opportunit&eacute;s de reprise de domaine qui vont et viennent, un projet d&rsquo;installation qui tarde&hellip; Ce d&eacute;lai nous autorise quelques fl&acirc;neries dans le(s) vignoble(s). Elles aboutissent sur des rencontres de vignerons d&rsquo;ici et d&rsquo;ailleurs avec qui nous pourrions travailler : &laquo; les errances &raquo; voient le jour. Nous commencerons par acheter du raisin et faire du vin.&nbsp;
Le choix. Celui des hommes et des femmes avec qui nous travaillons. Bio mais pas que. Des vignerons conscients que le cahier des charges bio n&rsquo;est pas une fin mais un pr&eacute;requis, que les m&eacute;thodes culturales doivent &eacute;voluer vers davantage de coh&eacute;rence agronomique, environnementale et sociale, que le chemin est long et que les voies sont nombreuses... Celui du c&eacute;page, de la r&eacute;gion. Celui des parcelles sur lesquelles le vigneron accepte de nous vendre du raisin. Celui de la vinification, de l&rsquo;&eacute;levage.
Pas d&rsquo;&oelig;nologie moderne ni de curieux assemblages. Les interventions en cave sont tr&egrave;s limit&eacute;es. Convaincus de la qualit&eacute; de la vendange, nous accompagnons au mieux le mo&ucirc;t jusqu&rsquo;&agrave; la mise en bouteille : un vin sain, vivant, qui refl&egrave;te le terroir de sa parcelle d&rsquo;origine et le travail du vigneron qui en a produit les raisins.
Pour un an, pour un temps. Des cuv&eacute;es &eacute;ph&eacute;m&egrave;res&hellip; car &laquo; les errances &raquo; se construisent au rythme de nos rencontres, de nos envies et de celles des vignerons avec lesquels nous collaborons. Et certaines reconduites, car si vous les avez aim&eacute;es, et que nous aussi, pourquoi s&rsquo;en priver ?
Pr&eacute;tentions : Aucune sinon celle de faire plaisir.

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