No Control
We have a couple of wines coming in from our most rock and roll vingneron, Vincent Marie of No Control. Biodynamic preparation and organic farming are at the center of this small Domaine in the village of Volvic, in the Auvergne. The transparency of the resulting wines speaks to his variated terroir, and expert prowess.
Some of the vines are as young as 15 years, and some are as old as 110. They come from granite soils, basilica, volcanic bedrock... a mélange of textures and notes you'll recognize from wines like Fusion, Rockaille Billy, and Magma Rock. Find info on Vince's great website.
It's rock and roll wine for rock and roll people like Vincent, who started drinking natural wine in 2003, when he had that moment that many of us share: the moment where you drink something completely new, but somehow familiar, a wine that all the other wine was supposed to taste like. That's what Vincent is after these days, and that's why we love him. Each new cuvee is uniquely his, and fits so perfectly in his little compound in Volvic, surrounded by dormant volcanoes and heavy metal music (?). That's how I see it now, anyway. And you can too! Hail Satan. Drink natural wine!
Volvic
Vdf “Délire du Désordre” 2020
VARIETY : Gamay
TERROIR : 117 year-old vines grown in volcanic feldspar soils at 1200 feet elevation.
Organic.
HARVEST : hand picked
VINIFICATION :
Parcels are divided into two fiberglass vats. First half is fermented with whole bunches and the second half undergoes carbonic maceration. 3 weeks maceration. Half is aged for 8 months in 15 hl cask and the other in vat.
No filtration and no added sulfites.
The apples are bought in Normandy and sent to Auvergne in big bags. The apples come from an orchard without treatment and eco-grazed by sheep. Once arrived in Auvergne, they are pressed and after a few days of waiting and the creation of the hat, the fermentation starts on its own. I check this fermentation regularly to obtain a cider with great aromatic finesse. Bottling is done at a low density. Fermentation continues in the bottle to create the foam.
