DOMAINE DES CAVARODES

Etienne Thiebaud is a convinced of bio, moreover of biodynamics since he settled in 2007. He was only 22 years old at the time. As a result, conviction and talent are not a matter of years. The treatments of the vines are based on herbal teas, the pruning is done according to the lunar calendar. The harvests (28 hl/ha on average) are obviously manual and are sorted without mistreating the fruit. The vines on this estate, which are up to a hundred and fifteen years old, must be treated with care! Sulphur is reduced to the smallest possible amount. The 5 hectares occupy 3 appellations: vin de pays (Doubs department), côtes-du-jura sector of Mouchard and Arbois. The red vines of the clos Saint-Roch of the latter are over fifty. Also noteworthy is the Arbois chardonnay which stays sixteen months in barrels on fine lees. During a visit, ask to taste the owner's "vins de pays", including this red wine, the fruit of a vine more than a hundred years old made up of about ten grape varieties. Confusing, but by no means devoid of qualities.