France
A wonderful discovery of this variety, revealed through the magic of Courtois! Notes of strawberry, a hint of smoke, long pepper, and blackcurrant bud… The palate is subtly floral yet built on a solid structure. Crafted to age beautifully.
100% Genouillet (a grape variety that was predominant in Berry vineyards before phylloxera) from organically farmed vines. Natural vinification “done the same way for 47 years”: hand-harvested in several passes to achieve perfect ripeness, “and then I keep it as simple as possible,” pressing, several rackings to clarify the wine, two years of ageing in multi-use barrels. Followed by two years of bottle ageing. Unfined, unfiltered, with no added sulphites.
Claude Courtois is one of the pioneers of natural wine, having rediscovered more than 20 years ago in his native Sologne the path leading back to the “original” nature, which is why the French word Paradis appears in his estate’s name, "les cailloux du paradis", meaning “the stones of paradise”. The estate is made up of vines, fruit trees, hedges and a farmyard... Today, even if Etienne, one...
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Sulphites-free wine
Sulphites-free wine
Sulphites-free wine
Sulphites-free wine
Sulphites-free wine
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