La Dilettante Sec

Enjoy with sweet and sour Asian style pork.

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.

Slow pressing, vinification in tanks. To prepare it for its bottling, we filter it to eliminate the microorganisms that would inhibit its stability, thus calling for the addition of too much sulfur. Bottling in April with a bit of residual sugars, to balance the minerality from the soil. The expression of its minerality arrives slowly month after month.

Catherine and Pierre Breton are the real life bon vivants vignerons of lore. They are passionate about what they do they enjoy sharing it with others and they entertain with a generosity and charm. That they make great wine with such integrity makes our appreciation of them complete. The Bretons farm eleven hectares of vines just east of Bourgueil in the village of Restigné. They produce Chinon and Bourgueil as well as a bit of Vouvray creating honest wines for both early consumption and longer aging. The Bretons first introduced biodynamic practices into their viticulture in 1994 just after receiving their organic certification in 1991. Recently they started the three-year process of seeking biodynamic certification. In fact they have become international icons for the natural wine movement in an area where the climate and soil can make organic viticulture difficult.