Natural Wine Producers: Working With Nature
Portraits and interviews with the world's finest natural wine producers — farmers and winemakers who work in harmony with terroir, minimal intervention, and a deep respect for the land.
Domaine de Dauliac
A ninth-generation Cahors estate in Luzech where young Pierre Baltenweck farms biodynamically and makes supple, juicy Malbec.
Fabien Jouves
On the highest slopes of Cahors, Fabien Jouves farms his family land biodynamically and bottles Malbec as a pure, living expression of the Quercy limestone.
Ostal Levant
Parisians-turned-vignerons Louis and Charlotte Perot farm 3.5 hectares above Puy-l'Eveque in Cahors on clay-limestone soils, crafting unsulfited, unfiltered Malbec and a growing range of rare South-West varieties with quiet precision.
Simon Busser
Simon Busser farms 5 hectares of Cot, Merlot, and Chenin Blanc along the Lot river near Cahors using horse-drawn plowing and zero additives, a quiet pillar of France's radical natural wine community.
Mas del Périé
Fabien Jouves farms 20 biodynamic hectares on the limestone heights of Cahors, producing Malbec-driven natural wines of remarkable freshness and precision that have made him one of southwest France's most exciting young voices.
Clos Siguier
A father-and-son estate on the Cahors causse making spontaneous, unfiltered Malbec that reveals the brighter, more delicate side of the appellation.