COUNTRY :
France
REGION :
Bugey
PRODUCTION :
6,000 bottles
Chloé Bey and Jordan d’Osualdo met at harvest for Bruno Schueller 2018 and established Tailleurs Cuilliers (meaning: pruners pickers) with their first harvest in 2021. They moved to Bugey looking for a cool climate home base and were able to purchase small plots around the village of Saint-Jean-le Vieux on the north side of Bugey. They are focused on the ideas of non-action and wild agriculture and hope to bring these ideas through to the finished product. They are working 3 plots, 4ha total: Varey, Poncieux, Dalivoy. They are farming Gamay, Mondeuse, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay. The farming uses organic and biodynamic practices, agroforestry is a part of their long term plan (planting fruit trees, starting with 21 trees in 2022). No sulfur, unfiltered, all wines are aged in demi-muids, old oak or acacia for 9 months.
Kove
Region: Bugey
Grape: Gamay, Mondeuse
Vineyard: Varey, 300m altitude, south-west exposure, young vines
Soil: calcareous clay
Average Age of Vines: n/a
Farming: organic and biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: grapes destemmed, macerated separately for 2-3 weeks, light pigeage, slow press. blend of free run mondeuse with press and free run of gamay
Aging: French oak demi-muids for 9 months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Lyëna
Region: Bugey
Grape: Chardonnay
Vineyard: Dalivoy, 400m altitude, south-west exposure. plot: Les Carronieres
Soil: calcareous clay, limestone, marl
Average Age of Vines: n/a
Farming: organic and biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press
Aging: French demi-muids for 9 months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Nua
Region: Bugey
Grape: Chardonnay
Vineyard: Varey, 300m altitude, south-west exposure, young vines
Soil: calcareous clay
Average Age of Vines: n/a
Farming: organic and biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press
Aging: oak barrel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Rita & Rova
Region: Bugey
Grape: Gamay
Vineyard: Varey, youngest vines
Soil: calcareous limestone and clay
Average Age of Vines: n/a
Farming: organic and biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: destemmed grapes macerated for 3 weeks, slow press, blend of press and free run juice
Aging: French and eastern European demi-muid 9 months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Grenalâ
Region: Bugey
Grape: Gamay
Vineyard: Poncieux, 500m altitude, south-east exposure
Soil: calcareous limestone and clay
Average Age of Vines: 50 years
Farming: organic and biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: semi-carbonic maceration for 3 weeks, slow press, blend of press and free run juice
Aging: French demi-muid 9 months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
A l’abada
Region: Bugey
Grape: Gamay, Gamay Freu
Vineyard: Poncieux, 500m altitude, south-east exposure. plot: La Buidase
Soil: calcareous limestone and marl
Average Age of Vines: 110 years, selection massale vines
Farming: organic and biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: de-stemmed, 3 weeks maceration with pigeage, slow press. blend of press and free run juice
Aging: french oak demi-muid 9 months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Novêra
Region: Bugey
Grape: Gamay
Vineyard: Poncieux, 500m altitude, south-east exposure
Soil: calcareous
Average Age of Vines: 80 years, selection massale
Farming: organic and biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: de-stemmed, 3 weeks maceration with pigeage, slow press. blend of press and free run juice
Aging: acacia demi-muid 9 months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Sarvazo
Region: Bugey
Grape: Gamay, Pinot Noir
Vineyard: Varey, 300m altitude, south-west facing hill
Soil: calcareous limestone and clay
Average Age of Vines: n/a
Farming: organic and biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press method ancestrale rosé. fermented in oak demi-muid. disgorged, corked, and stapled by hand
Aging: 9 months on the lees
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none