La Baladeuse - "Copinages & Crustaces" VDF 2023 NV 750ml (12% abv)

We were introduced to Fanny Daher and her La Baladeuse project during her time working at Domaine Sulauze in Aix-en-Provence. In fact, Fanny is not only very close to Guillaume and Karina Lefevre at Sulauze, she is Guillaume’s cousin as well. Although the Sulauze wines would not be described as “super natty”, the winery have become a bit of an epicenter for Natural Wines in the South of France. The three of them now host several of their own Natural Wine Fairs at Domaine Sulauze with producers not only from the South, but from all over France.

Her interaction with some of these like-minded producers led her to create her own project which she started in 2019. The goal of her winery is to collaborate with some of these Organic and Biodynamic growers in the South of France by purchasing small quantities of their grapes, and craft them into her own unique vision of wines made from their grapes. She named it La Baladeuse, or “The Wanderer”, because of her vision of traveling to gather fruit for each of her wines from elsewhere. She celebrates this collaboration by mentioning by name each of the vignerons and wineries from whom she is sourcing her grapes.

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terret bourret and pic poul
; A beautiful natural wine made for seafood (and friends!). Alas, Copinages means "friendly favoritism" for Crustaces, or shellfish. Fresh and crisp

terret bourret aka Terret gris is a white French wine grape variety planted primarily in the Languedoc wine region. It is a mutation of the ancient Vitis vinifera vine Terret. Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) regulations allow the grape to be used in white wines from the Corbières, Coteaux du Languedoc and Minervois AOCs as well as some vin de pays. The vine has a very long history in the region and is capable of producing full bodied wines with crisp acidity.^[1]

Organic grapes bought from Olivier Azan in Pinet in the Hérault

ViticultureOrganic vineyards located in Pinet, relatively close to the Mediteranean Sea.VinificationDirect press of grapes. Fairly long debourbage in fiberglass tanks to clarify the juice. Fermented naturally with no additives (Yeast, enzymes, SO2, etc)Aging9 months in fiberglass tanks. Bottled without SO2.Production 2200 bottles and 120 magnums

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