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Vendor
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Le Batossay
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Regular price
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$64
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Sale price
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$58
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- ADDED SULPHITES (MG/L)
0
- FILTERED
No
- FINED
No
- SKIN CONTACT
Yes
- VINEYARD HEALTH
Biodynamic
- YEAST
Wild
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VINEYARD HEALTH
Cultivation of the wine grapes. Almost all wines at NOTWASTED implement organic or biodynamic practices.
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SKIN CONTACT
The skins of the grapes can form part of the fermentation process. Unlike conventional white wine, natural winemakers will often leave skins of the grapes for part (or all) of the fermentation, the result is a cloudy and tannin filled wine.
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FILTERING
The filtering of the wine to remove particles post fermentation. Filtering particles may be aesthetically pleasing, but is often viewed as ‘unnatural’ and not filtering is said to create a more unique wine.
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FINING
Fining wines uses an agent (often gelatin or bentonite) to attract miniscule solids and join them together. Again this is seen as ‘unnatural’.
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SULPHUR
The amount of sulfur added to the wine. The affect of suplphites in wine on the human body is one of the most debated and researched parts of the winemaking process. Conventional wines often present up to 300mg per litre of wine.
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YEAST
The type of yeast used. Imported or wild. Yeast is crucial to break down grape sugars into alcohol. Wild yeast, relies on it naturally occuring as part of the fruit harvested. Although harder to execute, it’s often part of a natural winemaker’s process.
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About the maker
Le Batossay (Baptise Cousin) is tended to by son of esteemed vigneron, Oliver Cousin, who has passed on most of the vineyard management and winemaking, but still mentors him through his early years to continue the lineage of incredible Loire wines.
The spirit of Oliver remains throughout the vineyard, working the vines with horses and biodynamic preparations, with no added sulphur or any other additives ever coming in contact with the wine. The wines possess elements of wilderness, natural purity not only unique to their parcel, but also represent a step up in the evolution of precisely made natural wines. The varieties that Baptiste tends to are Gamay, Grolleau, Chenin Blanc and Pineau d’aunis.
See the Le Batossay collection here
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