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Old cure (Domaine l ')
Location : Colombier (24)Vineyard: 47 ha in organic farming
Christian was a crazy of the oval ball and a joyful Luron, but it was above all a large winemaker, in love with his terroirs of Monbazillac and Bergerac. He represented the 5th generation at the domain of the old cure! Full of daring (it was necessary at the time!), It was he who decided to release the domain of the local cooperative in 1989 to better value his wines, then he took in the 2000s the turn of organic, in A sector where the risks were enormous. His latest creation? The collection is Sulfit! With a very particular attention on the use of this input often pointed out, or even an essay of Chenin in jar, with a long maceration ... A curious and open -minded winemaker, a figure of these AOCs at the gates of Bordeaux . Today, his wife Nathalie holds the reins of the estate.
What does the name organize mean?
This can be so diverse depending on the personality of their sire, that it is easier to define what it is not. An author wine is anything but a standard, stereotypical wine, made to please as many people as possible. It is therefore rarely produced in millions of copies, copying itself from vintage in vintage.
An author wine is therefore a wine that does not look like that of the neighbor. Which from year to year will evolve according to the vagaries of the weather and the mood of the author - the two that can be linked. Because the author does not rely on market studies to carry out his boat. He makes his wine as he feels, as he likes, as he can, sometimes ... and too bad if he does not please everyone.
This is why author wines are sometimes classified as "table wine" or "France wine". Because the winemaker did not plan the authorized grape variety*, makes the assembly or vinification recommended in the name **. He is often a bit rebellious, our author. But that is why we like it! ... That said, author's wines are not systematically marginal: they are present in most of the appellations, and can be part of the elite of these this***. Because they are not content to have personality: they are good, in addition! With in general aDegree of TorchabilityVery high: we never tire of it at the end of the first sip.
As author's wines are not chaptalized, levied, hacked ... They can have very different profiles depending on the vintage. It is up to us (resellers and consumers) to accept them as they are, and to remain faithful to the producers, because they need us to continue their activity.
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* For example, theTouriga Nacionalin the Minervois, or theSyrahIn Forez ribs. They are crazy, these authors!
** Some winegrowers dare to produceSweety with Mourvèdre or oneNatural sparkling with Pineau d'Aunis
*** Like those of Jean-François Ganevat in the Jura or Zind-Humbercht in Alsace
