Given that the use of the term "naturel" is prohibited in the regulations governing appellation contrôlée, back in 2007, the producers of Montlouis-sur-Loire managed to create the pétillant-originel category for these very wines (pét-nat) and became the first appellation in France to essentially legislate this particular style. The production method is...
Peppery, structured, with robust tannins, the "Key of Sol" is another stunning wine with reference to Damien and Coralie's musical roots, always the start of a musical piece, but also the first wine made by the winery, their own start. A blend of 60% Côt and 40% Cabernet Franc which are vinified separately in concrete tanks. The harvest for Côt from the...
Ronceray is a wonderful step-up in complexity and intensity from the simple, but also beautiful" Anjou Blanc from Chateau de Plaisance. Harvesting on the Chaume hill is manual and after a gentle cold pressing of the grapes, fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts. 30% of the wine is matured in Burgundy barrels for 12 months and the barreled part...
A natural Roditis wine sourced from organic permaculture vineyards at an altitude of 90 meters, with limestone and clay soils. The grapes are harvested by hand, followed by destemming and maceration with the stems for approximately 2 days in a stainless steel tank. The must is transferred to a stainless steel tank, where fermentation is completed with...
Antigonisme is a natural white wine of the blanc de noirs style made from Moschomavro grapes from the Liga estate, sourced from organic permaculture vineyards at an altitude of 100 meters, with limestone and clay soils. The grapes are harvested by hand, followed by destemming and a brief maceration for 3 hours in a stainless steel tank, following the...
Lamda Assyrtiko is produced from 16-year-old vines planted in limestone and clay soils at an altitude of 100 meters, facing north-south, on 1.8-meter-high trellises. Harvesting is done by hand, and fermentation begins with skin contact for 7 days in stainless steel tanks at 16–18°C. The final must is transferred to a stainless steel tank to complete...
A 100% Roditis wine made with skin contact, from 30-year-old vines cultivated organically using permaculture principles, on limestone, clay, and sandy soils at an elevation of 120 meters with a north-south orientation. The harvest is done by hand and fermentation is spontaneous, as with all of the winery’s zero-intervention wines. Vinification involves...
Asyrtiko Barrique comes from 18-year-old vineyards in Pella, planted in limestone, clay, and granite soils, with a north–south orientation and cultivated organically using permaculture principles. The harvest is done by hand, and fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts. This is followed by maceration with whole grapes for 7 days in a stainless...
100% Kydonitsa grapes undergo orange maceration with whole berries, which are left to macerate for 7 days in stainless steel tanks. It is then transferred to 400L Austrian oak barrels, where fermentation is completed, and it remains there in contact with the lees for 6 months before bottling. Exotic fruits and floral notes on the nose, a nutty character...
Roditis Maceration is an orange wine made from 100% Roditis grapes, sourced from 18-year-old vineyards at an altitude of 150 meters in Pella, with limestone, clay, and sandy soils and a north–south orientation, cultivated organically using permaculture principles. Harvesting is done by hand, and vinification follows a non-interventionist approach, with...
Le Rosé is a pure, natural expression of the Xinomavro grape from Pella, crafted according to the Ligas family’s philosophy of minimal intervention. The grapes come from 20-year-old vineyards, organically cultivated using permaculture principles, on limestone and clay soils. Vinification follows the rosé de saignée method, with 24 hours of maceration in a...
Moschomavro MVL is an authentic, low-intervention expression of this rare variety from Pella, where the Ligas family works using organic practices and permaculture principles. The grapes come from 13-year-old vines in limestone and clay soils, harvested by hand and fermented spontaneously with native yeasts. Vinification follows a zero-intervention...
