Les Grangeons de l’Albarine
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Luc Bauer worked his way around France before finding his own piece of forgotten terroir. In 2011 he purchased the last remaining vineyards on the Coteau d’Argis, a limestone cliff above a steep south-facing slope of fragmented scree. These last three vineyards total 1.5 hectares, a far cry from the 100 hectares that were planted on the same slope in 1905.
A staunch practitioner of biodynamics, Luc certainly picked the most difficult way to farm on the most difficult slope possible! Most biodynamic sprays need to be applied by backpack on a slope as steep as 45 degrees in sections, with no solid footing to be found. Despite his stature, this is no easy task, but his doing-it-the-hard-way approach pays off the moment his wines are opened.
These are some of the most beautiful and ethereal wines I have ever tasted. It’s easy to lose the nuance in limestone-acid-driven wines but these maintain so much character.