Our natural wines:
Domaine la Taupe produces natural wines. For us this means just grapes. No sulfites or additives, no filtering/clarification, and always relying on spontaneous fermentation that is accomplished by using indigenous yeast. The result is a living and energetic wine that reflects its terroir.
Reds:
Carnyx: Cabernet Franc (70%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (30%)
A light wine with very fine tannins. The body of the wine is made up of Cabernet Franc that is topped off with 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
Bruno Bert & Co: Côt
This is a wine with a lot of tannins. With hints of black fruits and cherry, this is a very drinkable and vivid wine that has a lot of freshness despite it’s bold character. Overall this is a well balanced wine that is strong, but not heavy.
AK 400: Gamay
The first sip is a mouth full of juice, red, fruity and ripe. This wine has a refreshing tint of acidity and a very nice touch of tension and volatility, every sip is an adventure. It is young and is very much still alive in the bottle, opening bottles on different days will end with different tasting experiences.
During the vinification process, the grapes are partly destemmed and the wine is put into old oaken barrels.
White:
Surin: Sauvignon Blanc
This sauvignon blanc, right after bottling, has a slightly oxidative flair with pleasant notes of acidity. While still young there is an apple flavor that dominates the wine. As it ages it becomes more structured and has had the time to lose its oxidative side.
This wine is great to drink young or old, it is a refreshing drink for any occasion. Our 2018 bottles are ready to be enjoyed now or stowed away in a cave for later.
Surin is pressed directly after the grapes are harvested. The juice stays 5 days in a tank before finding its new home in old oaken barrels for 1.5-2 years.
The above are our 4 standard cuvees. We make many different cuvees each year, depending on the year, the harvest, the energy. You will find Sauvignon Blanc macerated (Nicole), the pet nat (Triangle), or any of our projects. We have our negoce wines to experiment with other grape varieties and we let young people make wine in our cellar. The Cellar hand project.
Our Vines
You will find us at 40 TER, Rue Nationale, Thésée, France with 8,5 ha of vines. In details our vines are broken down in the following parcels:
- Le paradis: 1,5ha sauvignon blanc
- Le poira: 1,84ha sauvignon blanc et gamay
- La maison neuve: 0,77ha cot
- Toucheronde: 0,7ha cabernet franc and 0,5 ha gamay
- Hannah: 0,45 ha Pineau d’aunis (planted in 2019) and 0,2 ha sauvignon blanc (planted in 2019)
- Le sonnemot: 0,4 ha sauvignon blanc
- 2 hectares Monthou – les pas d’ane: planted in 1976 – Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin.
Our soil is rich and has a mixture of clay, limestone, flint, and smaller amounts of other rock.
None of our vines or land is treated with pesticides or herbicides and everything is done by hand with personal attention given to each vines throughout the year. We let nature take the lead while taking a hands on approach when it comes to pruning, harvesting, and other vine care. Although there are no official certifications for natural wine in France we are certified as agriculture biologique (AB) by Ecocert and as biodynamic by a French wine organization called Demeter.