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greater. But the spirit remains the same: here, we first used the regulars. Those who supported the approach of the first vintages. "I always wanted to grapes, says this son of the vintner. But my father took his time to pass me by hand. So I made a detour to the luxury industry ... You will not believe it, but I was designer lipstick cases elastomer. I was working chemists and I was selling cosmetics ...".Far from his base and his convictions, sure. When finally her father passes the baton, so he shoots back without any regret at universe of luxury. We are 93.
him the "bio bio" will finally be able to support her ideas, natural size. His credo is simple but radical: we must change everything, turn back the industry and finally make a Champagne true to his nature: "I came from a world where everything is fake. Made. I say " Wait! It is in Champagne, the world champion of fertilizers and pesticides per hectare ... And they say they sell the beautiful? Good? It does not stick ... It is dishonest ". That's how I changed. I stopped all treatment. I wanted to make the vine to the Earth and to accept what she would"
and Bertrand, who constantly tinkers new gear, is developing a craft to spray mist of silica and copper in the vineyard. Nothing but natural. A homeopathic dose. "And time! Lot of time spent at the vineyard ... says he. Bio-dynamics is not an end in itself ... It is a way. The purpose c ' is to do good and never stop doing the truth. ... Above all, do not cheat "
"Actually it's the same thing, he says. At the end, before putting the cap, most producers" correct "wine. It said they "dosent". We do it with a drink that will give a sweet taste, a taste of home. But I think it's the terroir, the taste of home ... So I thought of wines almost fresh. If we let live is really a generous wine! great generation ... "And that is how, in a decade, Bertrand and Helen were able to conquer their world. Cellarmen passionate, high tables ... And Japan of Mr. Kito. Again this year, this account will have its regular bottle. leaves "to rattle the importer of record," jokes Helen . Question of Loyalty. Whereupon, it was understood, the House was not joking.
potted apple and herring in the oil sheen on the table of Chez Savy .
next to his friend Marcel tractors of other tenants of Morgon. "It was in 85, John tells Foillard. We were there planting, wait until the grapes are ready. And we saw the pickers pass under our noses ... And one and another ... The whole village gathered before us: a true parade! And while it sometimes two, three weeks! We watched with Marcel with a knot in my stomach. We said "and if we goora ? If they were right?" ... You could not help being tapped by doubt. But it was good. "At that time few were those who dared to wait until the grapes ripen. Do not treat the vines with chemicals. Forget the yeast and not flavored filter the juice. Vinify nature was then a heresy in the Beaujolais and cooperative industrial 80s.
"I was party to be mechanic, says he. I started and then frankly it not sticking. My father asked me to help him return to the vine. I myself am stuck. I took over the operation and stayed ... But the famous ball in the belly I kept it long, he adds after a pause. Sometimes, I still ... "
"Come on, it's going to make a jump," he said suddenly. Do you see how beautiful up there! ""Up" ... At the top of Py
"Tomorrow," he murmured to himself. Tomorrow, hopefully we can handle ... "The next day he will be up to 5 hours to "powder" . Is that where other
"not get too excited, told Frederick stethoscope feet, one by one. We will bring them back. But little by little ... It will take time. First let them be. See how they call ... "must say they turned away from our Languedoc. Forty years of chemistry, fertilizer and weed killer and then ... Nothing! overnight, just a return of land rain, wind, sun and some grass to stimulate soil furrowed.
"We see and we will, warned Frederic. A wine to share. A wine may be ... With what will come ... "
"You got a name for the wine?", Then asked Frederick.
- Dream on, I replied.
- How?
- "Dream on" ... That's the name! For anyone who told you to pull out, these vines ... For those who think you t'échines for anything to work in bio ... And because a vine journalist, worked by a guy from Raw, it can only make talkative ... "He smiled knowingly. Whispered as usual a" not bad, not bad. .. ". And has turned around to join
Thanks to the blog "We need it, it must be beautiful, if you want people to want to come we see, "said Jean-Baptiste Senat, shirt and pants off of hands forever stained tannins.The "individuals" ... So the new Public Domain Senate, now in fifteen years a key figure of the new local Languedoc. That year, he the darling of the wine shops and trendy restaurants natures is to "individuals" it turns cool. These strangers who only know the Nine , of Crossbow or Ornicar that labels design (signed Gianfranco Pontillo) crisp and mouth.
"In the region, the cypress is a welcome sign, proudly proclaims Jean-Baptiste
"I came here to find me, he says, both feet planted in the soil of his vineyards. I just was not programmed for that. My brother is a judge, my sister is doctor, I think my father dreamed for me a great school curriculum ... In the family, Sciences Po, was the minimum service. But I do not feel 25 ... years, I felt that my life was over. Here, there was land, vineyards, grapes. With Charlotte you left everything behind to settle there. She gave me this strength and here, finally, I found myself. In the work. Healthy fatigue of a hard day. Aches ... I like it. I immediately liked it. "is when in his vines, that man is the happiest. When his travels or watches his old vines vinified at the winery. Armed with a pick that day, Jean-Baptiste's work refined the tractor.
"In fact, " mind-blowing, " he says with relish. It décavaillonne , as they say here. It breaks the caoucel , the small mound of earth that protects the vines. It is an old technique of mechanical weeding ... At the same time, we just break small roots that surface, to force the vine to dive deep into the earth and enjoy the land. In June, we will "cap" all that, replace the soil in the trench , finally smother the weeds. "There is jubilation in this way to draw a path, patiently, where time had come to clear the ruts.
Debater formidable occasionally sharp, Jean-Baptiste has never hidden his beliefs: "I believe in local wines, fairer, more accurate, explains he said. More digestible also because less tannic. Nearer the fruit. I'm tired of these "classic Languedoc" need to wait ten, fifteen years ... On arrival they are there, no doubt. But they do not m'épatent. "A bit sectarian?
"I do not think so, replied the farmer. I do not condemn an approach by principle. A month ago, for example, I visited Tariquet . It is industrial, not organic but it is consistent. It is not my thing, but I respect. "