Domaine de l'Anchois - Stéphan Buffille
Coming from a family of winegrowers and market gardeners, Stephan BUFFILLE set up as a market gardener/arboriculturist in 2000 and then created the Domaine de l'Anchois in 2015.
Passionate about the environment, his goal is to "make an original wine that corresponds to the terroir by cultivating the vines as naturally as possible".
Wishing to leave the standards, he carefully chooses his grape varieties, and creates his own cellar in order to produce free and qualitative wines, in the
respect for the earth and the living.
The estate now extends over 7.5 hectares of vines and 5 hectares of olive trees, on the edge of the Bolmon pond, benefiting from sea spray and sandy clay soil.
The vineyard is only made up of old grape varieties known for their aromatic power and natural resistance to disease.
Œillade Musquée, Savagnin, Muscat Romain, Plan des Cévennes, Sciacarello, Albert Seibel and Sauvignon.
Stephan BUFFILLE made the choice of a biodynamic culture even before the creation of the estate.
Above all, he wants a respectful and meaningful practice, considering the environment as a whole.
The soil is left grassed all year round and amended with various natural composts, thus increasing animal and plant biodiversity and therefore its fertility. Added to this are natural preparations that accompany the development of the plant, making it gain in vitality and expression of its terroir. Using the force of life rewards us with quality harvests.
The harvest is done manually, thus preserving the quality of the grapes right up to the cellar. The wines are vinified in the estate's cellar using different methods.
In his quest for quality, Stephan BUFFILLE collaborates with a consultant oenologist.