Breton

1985 Pierre makes his 1st vintage and leaves the co-op of Bourgueil

1989 Catherine and Pierre add 6 hectares at Chinon to the vineyard

1990 They cultivate the entire vineyard in an organic and a biodynamical way

1992 1st cuvee who does not see a drop of sulfur throughout its lifetime : Nuit d’ivresse 1994

2002 Catherine makes her first Vouvray under the label La Dilettante

Our vineyard in Bourgueil enjoy a sweet and beautiful climate. Exactly what the Cabernet Franc, a late-developing vine, needs. In Bourgueil we have different types of soils. Soils of ancient alluvium called Galuches or les Galichets, calcareous soils, Clayish-flinstone soils called les Perrières. On the appellation of Chinon, our soils are chalky. On the appellation of Vouvray, they are a blend of clay and flinstone soils.

A natural wine is a wine 100% pure grapes, pure origin, vinificated with indigenous yeast located naturally in the skin of the berry (whereas exogenous yeast come from chemical synthesis). A natural wine is a wine without chemicals additives, a wine who limits the suffer to the strict minimum to its survival. It is the real expression of the terroir with subtle and delicate aromes that are not reproducible. It is a wine in life, unique and greedy, it is the reflect of its winemaker and of its origins. A natural wine is opposed to technological and standardized wines.