Domaine des Buis
Pauline Broqua
Entraygues-sur-Truyères
Pauline Broqua worked as a sommelier in Toulouse before moving to the countryside and pursuing the labor of her land and viniculture. She participated in Domaine Yoyo’s production and studied under Nicolas Carmarans before settling onto domaine des Buis. In 2018 she purchased the land from a retiring winemaker who was working the vines and soils conventionally. Pauline has converted the domain using biodynamic methods, by working manually and by using the plow instead of chemicals.
2022
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel "Les Brumes" 2022
VARIETY: Chenin Blanc
TERROIR : Granitic Sand, lieu dit Les Buis, 40 year old vines, from 3 hectares surrounding Pauline’s house.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION : Direct press and aging in tank on lees.
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel "Chauffe Marcel" 2022 Rosé
VARIETY : Fer Servadou, Gamay, Jurançon Noir, Cabernet Franc, Négret de Banhars, Mouyssaguès, Négrette
TERROIR : Granitic sandy loam. The oldest vines are 50 years old. Vines are untrimmed and partially from 3 hectares surrounding Pauline’s house, partially from a parcelle given to her by Nicolas Carmarans.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION : Direct press and aging in tank.
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel "Marin d’Eau Douce" 2022
VARIETY : 60% Fer Servadou, 40% Cabernet Franc
TERROIR : Granitic silty sand, lieu dit Les Buis, 25-40 year old vines, from 3 hectares surrounding Pauline’s house.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION : Direct press and aging in tank.
2021
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel "Année a Foin, Année a Rien" 2021
VARIETY: Chenin Blanc
TERROIR :
Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
All the 2021 chenin she was able to harvest this year makes this cuvée (80% loss)
Aged in tank on lees.
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel "Un Phare dans la Tempête" 2021
VARIETY: Fer Servadou / Cabernet Franc / Jurançon Noir / Négret de Banhars / Mouyssaguès
TERROIR :
Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
All of the vineyard’s red varieties are found in this bottle partially carbo.
2020
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel "Marin d’Eau Douce" 2020
VARIETY: 60% Fer Servadou / 40% Cabernet Franc
TERROIR :
Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Short, partial carbonic maceration of 5-9 days in whole bunches, aged in in barrels.
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel "Le Son des Silencieux" 2020
VARIETY: Chenin Blanc
TERROIR :
Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
a later bottling of the 2020 Les Brumes.
Around a year in oak.
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel "Les Brumes" 2020
VARIETY: Chenin Blanc
TERROIR :
Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Direct press into stainless, a third sees oak élevage. no sulfur.
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel "Chauffe Marcel" 2020
VARIETY : Fer Servadou, rosé
TERROIR : Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Direct press into concrete, no sulfur.
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel “Prima Vera” 2020
(Fer Servadou/Cab Franc)
VARIETY:
60% Fer Servadou / 40 %Cabernet franc
TERROIR : Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole bunches with a very short maceration (primeur-style).
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel
“De Toute Façon le Vent Souffle” 2019
VARIETY:
Fer Servadou / Cabernet franc / Negret de Banhard
TERROIR : Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Whole clusters are placed in a vat, then trampled by foot. It macerates for 10 days, then slowly pressed to finish fermentation in cuve. 12 months in demi-muid.
2019
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel
“Les Brumes” 2019
VARIETY: Chenin Blanc
TERROIR :
Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Direct press into stainless, a third sees oak élevage. no sulfur.
AOP Entraygues e Le Fel
“Marin d’eau Douce” 2019
VARIETY: Mostly Fer Servadou / Cabernet franc and Negret de Banhard
TERROIR : Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Co-fermented
Partial carbonic maceration in fiberglass and concrete
No sulfur
AOP Marcel
“Chauffe Marcel” 2019
VARIETY : Fer Servadou, rosé
TERROIR : Clay / limestone from two plots: one surrounding Broqua’s house and the other up on slightly elevated hill (approximately 300 meters high) on a southern facing slope. 20 yo vines, clay limestone.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Direct press into concrete, no sulfur.