{"title":"Domaine Le Briseau","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine Le Briseau takes its name from a lieu-dit where the soils grow so hard they shatter, or brise, the tools used to work them. That stubborn ground has produced some of the Loire's most influential natural wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe estate was founded in 2002 in the Jasnieres and Coteaux-du-Loir area of northern Touraine by Christian Chaussard, a former engineer turned vigneron, and Nathalie Gaubicher, a Swiss actress who holds oenology and sommelier diplomas. They started with four hectares planted mainly to Chenin Blanc and Pineau d'Aunis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/domaine-le-briseau\"\u003eDomaine Le Briseau producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"patapon-rouge-domaine-le-briseau-france-natural-wine","title":"Domaine Le Briseau Patapon Rouge 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatapon Rouge is 100% Pineau d'Aunis sourced from organically and biodynamically farmed vines in Marçon, within the Jasnières and Coteaux-du-Loir zone of northern Touraine. The vines grow in clay and silica soils over a subsoil of Turonian limestone so dense with embedded flint it shatters the tools used to work it — the source of the domaine's name, \"Le Briseau.\" The wine is declassified to Vin de France because the biodynamic farming methods do not conform to AOC regulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested in small boxes and foot-trodden whole or partially destemmed depending on the vintage. Spontaneous semi-carbonic maceration runs for approximately three weeks in vats, followed by pressing and completion of fermentation in vessel. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with a minimal sulfur addition of around 2g\/hL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, Patapon Rouge is a pale, translucent ruby. The nose leads with tart red cherry, wild strawberry, black pepper, and anise — the hallmark aromatics of Pineau d'Aunis. The palate is light-bodied with searing acidity, soft tannins, and a flinty, mineral-driven finish with a hint of garrigue. Patapon is the name of a clown character from a French children's nursery rhyme, and the label carries the motto \"Vigneron Non Conforme.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathalie Gaubicher now runs the domaine with the help of a full-time vineyard worker and returns for pruning, harvest, and vinification. The wine is imported in the United States by Louis Dressner Selections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Le Briseau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34854078120088,"sku":"BRISPROU20C","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/domaine-le-briseau-patapon-rouge-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780187084"},{"product_id":"patapon-blanc-domaine-le-briseau-loire-valley-natural-wine","title":"Domaine Le Briseau Patapon Blanc 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatapon Blanc is 100% Chenin Blanc sourced from multiple parcels at Domaine Le Briseau in Marçon, in the Jasnières and Coteaux-du-Loir area of northern Touraine. The estate's soils are clay and silica over a subsoil of Turonian limestone, with blocks of flint throughout. The Patapon is the domaine's most approachable white, a multi-parcel blend described by the producers themselves as fruity and free-flowing compared to the single-vineyard cuvées. It is bottled as Vin de France, a designation the domaine applies intentionally across all its wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, grapes are whole-cluster pressed slowly and gently. After 24 hours of débourbage (settling), the juice ferments and ages in tank until bottling. Malolactic fermentation is allowed to run to completion and is never stopped. The wine is racked off its gross lees, given a light filtration, and receives a small addition of sulfur dioxide at bottling. No other additions are made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe domaine was founded in 2002 by Nathalie Gaubicher and Christian Chaussard in Marçon. Vineyard work has followed organic principles since the beginning, certified by Qualité France, with a conversion to biodynamic practices underway from 2006. Christian Chaussard, a longtime president of the Association des Vins Naturels, was killed in a tractor accident in 2012. Nathalie, now Nathalie Hérédia, continues to run the estate with a local full-time vineyard employee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChenin Blanc from this part of the Loire tends toward ripe yellow fruit, honeysuckle, and a stony mineral edge. In the glass, Patapon Blanc shows pear, quince, and a touch of jasmine, finishing dry with the variety's characteristic grip of acidity. The 80-year-old Chenin vines on the estate contribute concentration even in the entry-level blend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Le Briseau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34854390268056,"sku":"BRISPBLA20C","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/le-briseau-patapon-blanc-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780187080"},{"product_id":"le-verre-de-poetes-le-briseau-natural-wine","title":"Domaine Le Briseau Le Verre de Poetes 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine Le Briseau Le Verre de Poetes is a red natural wine made from Pineau d'Aunis graps from 100 year-old franc de pied vines (own-rooted vines). Black fruit and earth on the palate; structured wine that needs some decanting; some years of cellaring will definitely see it evolve gracefully.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Le Briseau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42836889272536,"sku":"BRISVERR19C","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/le-briseau-le-verre-des-poets-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1718500141"},{"product_id":"mama-mouchi-heredia-natural-wine","title":"Domaine Le Briseau Mama Mouchi 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eNathalie Gaubicher Heredia Mama Mouchi 2021 is a natural wine made from young-vines Pineau d'Aunis in Jasnières, Loire Valley. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeast, bottled unfined, unfiltered. Light and crisp, super easy-drinking Pineau d'Aunis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Le Briseau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43735722983640,"sku":"Heredia-PindAun","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/heredia-mama-mouchi-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1718499439"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/domaine-le-briseau.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}