L'ÉTRANGÈRE WINES
Photo credit Audrey-Eve Beauchamp
L'Étrangère
...et ses étranges
Vintage: 2024
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Where: Bruno Duchêne, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Roussillon, France
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Grape varieties: 50% Grenache Noir, 50% Carignan from Philippe Wies, Domaine la Petite Baigneuse, Maury, France
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Alcohol by volume: 12,99%
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Vineyards: Grenache North oriented vineyard ( 44 years old vines) & Carignan South-East orientation (100+ years old vines), Grenache South oriented vineyard (45 years old vines), biodynamic agriculture no certification.
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Soil: Schiste (Grenache), Marl/Schiste (Carignan)
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Harvest: by hands in small cases by friends on Saturday 24/08/31 leaf day.
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Winemaking: The grapes entered the cellar Saturday 24/08/31, and get to cool down in the fridge during the night. On 25/09/01.
Millefeuille
tronconic fermentation barrel
Décuvé (to remove grapes from the VAT) 24/09/11
Fermentation termine le 24/09/17
Burgundy barrel 220L & Stainless steel vat 270L
Racking and assembly on 25/04/23.
Bottled on 25/05/21, flower day
No fining, no filtration.
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Quantity: 630 bottles and 6 Magnums
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Format: 750ml / 1500ml
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Sulfite: no sulfite added
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Ausländerin II
L'Étrangère
Vintage: 2023
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Where: Weingut Staffelter Hof, Kröv, Mosel Valley, Germany
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Grape variety: 100% Riesling
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Alcohol by volume: 11,15%
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Vineyards: Steffensberg vineyard, Paradisio vineyard, Letterlay (S-W orientation). Organic viticulture.
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Soil: Grey Slates
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Harvest: by hands in small cases on Friday 23/10/06, flower day.
Riesling - Steffensberg vineyard, completed with 6 cases from Paradisio vineyard, and a few cases from Letterlay vineyard.
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Winemaking: The grapes where put in the fridge container to cool down during the night. Saturday 23/10/07 crushing by feet (foulage au pied). Skin contact for 5h for Bin #1 and #2 and 8h for Bin #3. Press with small vertical pneumatic press.
Racking (débourbage) on 23/10/09.
Transfer 500L in barrel on 23/10/14 and around 300L in stainless steel tank.
Bottling on 24/05/17, fruit day.
No fining, no filtration. ​​
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Quantity: 1005 bottles and 10 Magnums
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Format: 750ml / 1500ml
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Sulfite: 10mg/L added before bottling
Ausländerin
L'Étrangère
Vintage: 2022
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Where: Weingut MG vom Sol, Hohenruppersdorf, Weinviertel, Austria
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Grape variety: 100% Grüner Veltliner
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Alcohol by volume: 12,0%
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Vineyards: Eben vineyard (40+ years old vines) & Staatz vineyard, biodynamic agriculture no certification.
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Soil: Eben vineyard - loam
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Harvest: by hands in small cases.
Grüner Veltliner - Eben vineyard 22/10/06, flower day; Grüner Veltliner - Staatz vineyard 22/10/07 to 22/10/09, flower, leaf, fruit days.
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Winemaking: Eben grapes entered the cellar on Thursday 22/10/06, and get to cool down until Saturday 22/10/08. On 22/10/09 I destemmed by hand 3 buckets of the most perfect berries, that I put on the side. The grapes were pressed on 22/10/08 with a big vertical press and directly put by gravity in a 700L barrel. Then, the 3 buckets of round berries were added on top of the juice on 22/11/09. 22/12/09 the barrel was top up with the juice from Staatz vineyard.
End of August racking. Beginning of November second racking.
Bottled on 23/02/26, root day.
No fining, no filtration.
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Quantity: 806 bottles
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Format: 750ml
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Sulfite: 20mg/L added before bottling
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Tujka
L'Étrangère
Photo credit Rachel Cheng
Vintage: 2021
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Where: Burja Estate, Podnanos, Vipava Valley, Slovenia
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Grape varieties: Malvazjia, Laski Rizling, Rebula, Vitoska
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Alcohol by volume: 13,4%
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Vineyards: Malvazjia - Zemono, Laski Rizling - Ravno Brdo and Golavna, Rebula - Golavna, Vitoska- Golavna, biodynamic agriculture.
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Soil: Flysch (alternation of marlstone, sandstone, breccia and conglomerate)
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Harvest: by hands in small cases.
Malvazjia 21/09/18, flower day; Laski Rizling 21/09/22, Rebula, Vitoska, Laski Rizling 21/09/24, fruit day
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Winemaking: Malvazjia 2 days in the fridge, whole clusters + 30% destemmed for pied de cuve . Laski Rizling 2 days in the fridge, 15% destemmed. Vitoska and Rebula whole clusters. Maceration on skin for 3-4 weeks with daily punch down (pigeage).
Pressed 21/10/15, decanted one day in Stainless steel and plastic containers and put into Dame-Jeannes. Transferred in Slovenian clay amphora (320L) on 22/01/10. No fining, no filtration.
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Quantity: 359 bottles, bottled on 22/11/03, flower day
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Format: 750ml
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Sulfite: 5mg/L added before bottling
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La Extranjera
L'Étrangère
Vintage: 2020
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Where: Microbio Wines, Nieva, Segovia, Spain
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Grape varieties: 35% Syrah + Field blend of old red grapes vines inter-planted between the Verdejo vines (Garnacha, Cinsault, Carignan, Tempranillo, Mencía, etc.)
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Alcohol by volume: 12,5%
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Vineyard: biodynamic agriculture.
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Soil: Sand mixte with pebbles, limestone, clay...
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Harvest: beginning of September, by hands in small cases
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Winemaking: first â…“ slightly crushed, whole clusters, second â…“ destemmed by hands, last â…“ mainly Syrah whole clusters. Spontaneous fermentation. Semi-carbonic maceration. Pressed on 20/09/25 by foot. Racked once. No fining, no filtration.
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Quantity: 130 bottles, bottled on 20/10/23, fruit day
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Format: 750ml
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Sulfite: no sulfites added.
