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About the Wine
Grolleau from a parcel of 50 year old vines surrounded by forest and planted over loam. This land has been in the Cousins’ family for generations and never subjected to chemical farming. The grapes were fermented for three weeks as whole bunches, before being pressed to cuve for a short rest.
A light, bright, crunchy natural wine that has been bottled young, brimming with energy. Pouring a ruby red in the glass with that textbook black and blue fruits, earth and spice you would expect from Grolleau. One to serve chilled.
About Le Batossay
The son of legendary vigneron Olivier Cousin, Baptiste grew up in the vines. He is the fourth generation to tend his family’s vineyards in the Anjou village of Martigné-Briand and it is little surprise that he has continued the family tradition of tending land with great care and producing pure wines full of soul and vitality.
After working and learning alongside his father for several years, Baptiste and his wife Gael now farm four and half hectares of old vines planted amongst fruit trees and forests across three parcels. The terroir varies between quartz, schist, loam, clay and limestone and having been in the family for many years, the majority of the vines have never been subjected to chemicals. Everything here is done by hand, with Gael taking charge of the ploughing with the help of the family’s horses. The vineyards are a picture of vibrant biodiversity, teeming with life. Outside of the growing season, sheep and goats roam free, eating weeds and in turn fertilising the soils. Using the simplest and most traditional techniques, the wines of Baptise speak volumes of his family’s tradition and reflect such a beautiful sense of place.
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