Claire Naudin, Le Clou 34 Aligoté (2019)
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Claire Naudin officially took the Domaine Naudin Ferrand in 1994, and quickly shaped it to her own personality and style. She believes in sustainable winemaking and refuses standardization, favoring a viticulture and a constant questioning of "chemical" practices. She avoids chemicals in the vineyard, not only because they affect soil quality in the long-term and because she feels they are detrimental to the health of vineyard workers.
She works as natural as possible, focusing on sustainable viticulture. She also uses natural yeasts, as opposed to cultured ones, and the cellar is gravity-fed, meaning grapes are not damaged before they ferment. No filtration or fining is carried out, as she prefers to rack the wine a few extra times before bottling. This means fewer traces of additives and a more natural wine.
And while Claire works organically, she’s purposefully not certified. She believes the organic accreditation can lead to a standardization of wine, something she is keen to avoid. Instead, Claire seeks to express her freedom from these designations, embracing her independent spirit and the purest love of her craft.