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Vineyard of 8.5 ha on the Côte des Bars (Aube), the terroir of predilection for pinot noir. It is the 5th generation (Roland Piollot) who converted this family estate to organic farming, certified since 2014. The cuvée Come des Tallants, 100% pinot noir, plays with roundness in a register of vinosity and fullness, while Champs Rayés, 100% chardonnay, displays with distinction a more lively and incisive character. These two Champagnes are not dosed (no sugar is added).

Vineyard of 8.5 ha on the Côte des Bars (Aube), the terroir of predilection for pinot noir. It is the 5th generation (Roland Piollot) who converted this family estate to organic farming, certified since 2014. The cuvée Come des Tallants, 100% pinot noir, plays with roundness in a register of vinosity and fullness, while Champs Rayés, 100% chardonnay, displays with distinction a more lively and incisive character. These two Champagnes are not dosed (no sugar is added).

Pierre and Sophie Larmandier are among the precursors of biodynamics. On their 16 ha vineyard in the south of the Côte des Blancs, they produce champagnes of exemplary naturalness and frankness. Very low (or even no) dosage because they are made from perfectly ripe grapes, their vintages express with precision the aromatic intensity and the delicacy of the greatest chardonnays of Champagne. In short, Larmandier-Bernier obtains with its chardonnays what Égly-Ouriet achieves with its pinots noirs. Ranked 4th best Champagne producer by the Revue du Vin de France (after Selosse, Égly-Ouriet and Agrapart).

Pierre and Sophie Larmandier are among the precursors of biodynamics. On their 16 ha vineyard in the south of the Côte des Blancs, they produce champagnes of exemplary naturalness and frankness. Very low (or even no) dosage because they are made from perfectly ripe grapes, their vintages express with precision the aromatic intensity and the delicacy of the greatest chardonnays of Champagne. In short, Larmandier-Bernier obtains with its chardonnays what Égly-Ouriet achieves with its pinots noirs. Ranked 4th best Champagne producer by the Revue du Vin de France (after Selosse, Égly-Ouriet and Agrapart).

Pierre and Sophie Larmandier are among the precursors of biodynamics. On their 16 ha vineyard in the south of the Côte des Blancs, they produce champagnes of exemplary naturalness and frankness. Very low (or even no) dosage because they are made from perfectly ripe grapes, their vintages express with precision the aromatic intensity and the delicacy of the greatest chardonnays of Champagne. In short, Larmandier-Bernier obtains with its chardonnays what Égly-Ouriet achieves with its pinots noirs. Ranked 4th best Champagne producer by the Revue du Vin de France (after Selosse, Égly-Ouriet and Agrapart).

Pierre and Sophie Larmandier are among the precursors of biodynamics. On their 16 ha vineyard in the south of the Côte des Blancs, they produce champagnes of exemplary naturalness and frankness. Very low (or even no) dosage because they are made from perfectly ripe grapes, their vintages express with precision the aromatic intensity and the delicacy of the greatest chardonnays of Champagne. In short, Larmandier-Bernier obtains with its chardonnays what Égly-Ouriet achieves with its pinots noirs. Ranked 4th best Champagne producer by the Revue du Vin de France (after Selosse, Égly-Ouriet and Agrapart).

Pierre and Sophie Larmandier are among the precursors of biodynamics. On their 16 ha vineyard in the south of the Côte des Blancs, they produce champagnes of exemplary naturalness and frankness. Very low (or even no) dosage because they are made from perfectly ripe grapes, their vintages express with precision the aromatic intensity and the delicacy of the greatest chardonnays of Champagne. In short, Larmandier-Bernier obtains with its chardonnays what Égly-Ouriet achieves with its pinots noirs. Ranked 4th best Champagne producer by the Revue du Vin de France (after Selosse, Égly-Ouriet and Agrapart).

Pierre and Sophie Larmandier are among the precursors of biodynamics. On their 16 ha vineyard in the south of the Côte des Blancs, they produce champagnes of exemplary naturalness and frankness. Very low (or even no) dosage because they are made from perfectly ripe grapes, their vintages express with precision the aromatic intensity and the delicacy of the greatest chardonnays of Champagne. In short, Larmandier-Bernier obtains with its chardonnays what Égly-Ouriet achieves with its pinots noirs. Ranked 4th best Champagne producer by the Revue du Vin de France (after Selosse, Égly-Ouriet and Agrapart).

A small growth of 10 ha (6 ha in white, 4 ha in red) in the heart of the Graves, on the alluvial terraces of the Garonne, run by an invested couple: organic viticulture, careful vinification. The white wine, 60% Semillon fermented in barrels of one wine and 40% Sauvignon fermented in vats, is aged on fine lees with stirring. Fresh and floral, finely lemony, a success that honours its appellation.

Property awakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, ex rock musician of the Bordeaux scene. Instant passage to organic farming, artist wines, intuitive, immediately sapid, tasty and with a strong note of pleasure, white as well as red.

Described as "exemplary Blaye" by Mr. Bettane, Les Jonqueyres, 90% of which is made with 50-year-old Merlot on deep clays, enchants with a fruity taste that is always pure, distinguished and above all very tasty.

Mrs Papon-Nouvel is known for her 2 wonderful Saint-Émilion wines: Clos Saint-Julien and Petit-Gravet Aîné. But it also owns Peyrou, a small vineyard (10 ha) of the Côtes de Castillon in organic farming.

Described as "exemplary Blaye" by Mr. Bettane, Les Jonqueyres, 90% of which is made with 50-year-old Merlot on deep clays, enchants with a fruity taste that is always pure, distinguished and above all very tasty.

Described as "exemplary Blaye" by Mr. Bettane, Les Jonqueyres, 90% of which is made with 50-year-old Merlot on deep clays, enchants with a fruity taste that is always pure, distinguished and above all very tasty.

Described as "exemplary Blaye" by Mr. Bettane, Les Jonqueyres, 90% of which is made with 50-year-old Merlot on deep clays, enchants with a fruity taste that is always pure, distinguished and above all very tasty.

With 12 hectares cultivated in biodynamic farming, certified since the 2007 vintage, Clos Puy-Arnaud is one of the great Côtes de Castillon wines that have nothing to envy to neighbouring Saint-Émilion.

"Les Ormeaux", 75% Merlot, is a fruit wine, smooth and elegant, more quickly accessible than the Grand Vin.

With 12 hectares cultivated in biodynamic farming, certified since the 2007 vintage, Clos Puy-Arnaud is one of the great Côtes de Castillon wines that have nothing to envy to neighbouring Saint-Émilion.

"Les Ormeaux", 75% Merlot, is a fruit wine, smooth and elegant, more quickly accessible than the Grand Vin.

With 12 hectares cultivated in biodynamic farming, certified since the 2007 vintage, Clos Puy-Arnaud is one of the great Côtes de Castillon wines that have nothing to envy to neighbouring Saint-Émilion.

"Les Acacias", 100% Cabernet Franc, is a plot-based cuvée exceptionally produced in 2017, matured almost without sulphur to preserve the freshness and crispness of the Cabernet Franc.

With 12 hectares cultivated in biodynamic farming, certified since the 2007 vintage, Clos Puy-Arnaud is one of the great Côtes de Castillon wines that have nothing to envy to neighbouring Saint-Émilion.

"Grand Vin", the uncompromising cuvée that has made the estate's reputation, authentic, straight and deep, classic, spicy and cut out for keeping.

With 12 hectares cultivated in biodynamic farming, certified since the 2007 vintage, Clos Puy-Arnaud is one of the great Côtes de Castillon wines that have nothing to envy to neighbouring Saint-Émilion.

"Grand Vin", the uncompromising cuvée that has made the estate's reputation, authentic, straight and deep, classic, spicy and cut out for keeping.

Mr. Despagne's obsession is to produce the most lively wine in his family estate, planted with old varieties of Merlot and Cabernet. After organic cultivation in the vineyard, any modern input or process is banned in the vat room: no dry ice, yeasts, enzymes, tartaric acid, oak chips... A pure fermented grape juice, aged in barrels for 12 to 18 months and bottled without filtration or fining, promised to keep well and for a long time.

Mr. Despagne's obsession is to produce the most lively wine in his family estate, planted with old varieties of Merlot and Cabernet. After organic cultivation in the vineyard, any modern input or process is banned in the vat room: no dry ice, yeasts, enzymes, tartaric acid, oak chips... A pure fermented grape juice, aged in barrels for 12 to 18 months and bottled without filtration or fining, promised to keep well and for a long time.

Mr. Despagne's obsession is to produce the most lively wine in his family estate, planted with old varieties of Merlot and Cabernet. After organic cultivation in the vineyard, any modern input or process is banned in the vat room: no dry ice, yeasts, enzymes, tartaric acid, oak chips... A pure fermented grape juice, aged in barrels for 12 to 18 months and bottled without filtration or fining, promised to keep well and for a long time.

Mr. Despagne's obsession is to produce the most lively wine in his family estate, planted with old varieties of Merlot and Cabernet. After organic cultivation in the vineyard, any modern input or process is banned in the vat room: no dry ice, yeasts, enzymes, tartaric acid, oak chips... A pure fermented grape juice, aged in barrels for 12 to 18 months and bottled without filtration or fining, promised to keep well and for a long time.

In biodynamic since 2010, Fougas has been making consistent, rich and ample wines, aged 100% in new barrels in its "Maldoror" cuvée. The tannic structure has been refined in the latest vintages, giving the wines a healthy tension. The top-of-the-range "Forces de Vies" cuvée, 90% Merlot, comes from the oldest vines, a beautiful combination of modern style and classicism of organic farming.

A 4 ha plot selection from Château Rigaud, La Mauriane is not yet another luxurious cuvée on the right bank but a wine built on fine grain tannins where the brilliance and precision of the fruit prevail.

Started in 2003, the adventure of Clos Louie is a textbook case: doll's vineyard (2.3 ha) on a beautiful clay-limestone terroir of Castillon, very old vines (150 years old!) mostly Merlot and red tail malbec, careful biodynamic cultivation, double manual sorting during the harvest, little interventionist vinification, gentle maturing in 500-litre demi-muids. A true artist's wine, absent from the guides but that informed amateurs know well.

Started in 2003, the adventure of Clos Louie is a textbook case: doll's vineyard (2.3 ha) on a beautiful clay-limestone terroir of Castillon, very old vines (150 years old!) mostly Merlot and red tail malbec, careful biodynamic cultivation, double manual sorting during the harvest, little interventionist vinification, gentle maturing in 500-litre demi-muids. A true artist's wine, absent from the guides but that informed amateurs know well.

Petit cru de 10 ha (6 ha en blanc, 4 ha en rouge) au cœur des Graves, sur des terrasses alluvionnaires de la Garonne, tenu par un couple investi : viticulture bio, vinifications soignées. Le vin rouge, 60% cabernet-sauvignon et 40% merlot, bénéficie de macération pré-fermentaire à froid pour un fruité plus expressif.

Petit cru de 10 ha (6 ha en blanc, 4 ha en rouge) au cœur des Graves, sur des terrasses alluvionnaires de la Garonne, tenu par un couple investi : viticulture bio, vinifications soignées. Le vin rouge, 60% cabernet-sauvignon et 40% merlot, bénéficie de macération pré-fermentaire à froid pour un fruité plus expressif.