Bordeaux

Bordeaux deserves to be revisited beyond classifications and cellar reflexes. Behind the image of the grand châteaux, the region possesses hillsides, clays, limestones, gravels, estuarine influences and a diversity of practices that allow committed winemakers today to produce wines that are more vibrant, more precise, often less oaky and less demonstrative.

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, and Sémillon can offer more than just power when harvested carefully and vinified without overdoing it. The most compelling reds retain freshness, refined tannins, clean fruit, and a pleasant finish. The whites, whether dry or more free-spirited, also reveal an underestimated facet of the region.

The Vignerons de Nature selection focuses on Bordeaux wines born of living soil: organic or biodynamic viticulture, more discreet aging, amphorae or neutral containers when serving the wine, carefully adjusted sulfur, and a quest for balance at the table. It's a gateway to rediscovering Bordeaux with less rigid prestige and more energy.