Deve Elbaz SAS - Deve Elbaz

A former lawyer, Dève left Paris to pursue his passion. Returning to his studies, he obtained the DNO (National Diploma of Oenology) in Toulouse to learn intellectually, then worked six seasons in various wineries to learn practically.

Convinced by his experience as a wine lover that Biodynamics brings life to the vines and to the glass, he created his estate on 3 hectares in the Vaucluse region, at the foot of Mont Ventoux, certified Organic and Biodynamic from the very beginning!

In 2022, he planted 2.7 hectares of Chenin, Chardonnay, Macabeu, Clairette and Viognier using massal selection (#Berillon) on land that had been fallow for 15 years. He also had the opportunity to acquire a small 0.6 ha plot of 25-year-old Chardonnay vines (#Sonate).

Dève places paramount importance on the soil, our life-giving mother. Total grass cover (no tilling), fresh manure (no chemical fertilizers), and homeopathic treatments of sulfur and copper in the spring to combat powdery mildew and downy mildew (and nothing else). Agroforestry, nesting boxes for bats and tits, butterflies, bees, and other fauna and flora are practiced in the fields. Bacteria, fungi, insects, and earthworms thrive in the soil!

Fermentation occurs with indigenous yeasts. The wines are neither fined nor filtered. Aging lasts 12 months in various containers to impart finesse and complexity: Stockinger casks, Tava amphorae, Wineglobes, and demi-muids. Two interventions are made before bottling: musical notes and a pinch of sulfur.

Dève apologizes in advance to those looking for red wine… he only produces white!