Vignes De L'Atrie (CLOSED) - Elise Hamant (CLOSED)
The wines of Atrie come from 4 hectares of vines located in the town of Aizenay in the Vendée bocage on sandy loam soils including granite, schist and a little mica in places. Entirely carried out in organic farming since 2012, I took over his vines in 2018! I partially work the soil with a tractor to bury the grass and I also put sheep in the vines for a few months in winter to mow the grass and bring organic matter through their droppings on the ground. The anti-disease treatments during the vegetative season are carried out with low doses of copper and suffers to which I add liquid manure, decoctions, herbal teas; essential oils or even clay to contribute to the good natural balance of the plant. Manual harvest with local harvesters :)
In the cellar, the vinifications are carried out with grape sugar and indigenous yeasts from the environment. Slow pressing, little handling of the wine (racking at the end of fermentation) and no input in the cellar (except a cuvée in 2018 with 20mg / L of SO2). The wines spend between 4 to 7 months in vats before being bottled under nitrogen. Light filtration on white earth in 2018. No filtration since 2019.
All my wines are from France and from the domain; I do not trade.