La Dilettante
The perfect companion to discover Cabernet Franc, La Dilettante is a wine vinified by carbonic maceration from old vines on gravel soils. The perfect pairing for an improvised drink around a snack or tapas. Feminine, with discreet tannins, goes well with vegetarian meals, soft cheeses, and fish. As written in Bettane et Desseauve : « A wine for every palate. Fresh, fruity and perfectly tasty.”
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Cepage
Cabernet Franc -
Harvest
By hands -
Soil
Gravel, 50 year old vines -
Vinification
In the morning we carefully place the bunches in a Grenier tank of 45 HL, to avoid crushing them before we saturate the tank in carbonic gas. The absence of oxygen inhibits the beginning of fermentation and favors the work of the enzymes that break down the grape berries. After three weeks, the degraded berries are removed from the tank in order to be gently pressed in a pneumatic press. -
Culture
Organic -
Elevage
The juice is kept in neutral (two wines) Burgundian barrels (228 L). Slowly the alcoholic fermentation begins, followed by malolactic fermentation. We regularly rack the wine so that the carbonic gas dissipates, and to aerate, while respecting the biodynamic calendar and taking into account external temperatures.
The work
in the vineyards
At the domaine our work philosophy centers around various criteria:
The wine which we make benefits from a history, a culture, our traditions and especially our passions. So many small gestures from the vineyard to the bottle, the result of artisanal and manual daily work.
It is our pleasure to propose to you flawless natural wines, with the concern to perpetuate the culture of our terroirs, and their benefits, for generations to come.
