VINS ET VOLAILLES
France
Vins et Volailles is run by a group of friends passionate about good food and wine. The project was founded by Fleur Godart, and it was yet after another quarrel over natural wine and feminism that she decided in 2020 to launch a range of "activist cuvées" in collaboration with renowned winemakers and friends such as Mathieu Coste, Athénais de Béru and Julien Albertus, just to name a few.
Their catalogue of free wines is composed of an exciting range of over a dozen labels. These are used as a medium or a ‘message in a bottle’ bringing certain matters to the table. Each bottle, curated with a unique artwork in collaboration with various artists, tells a compelling story, shedding light on issues of gender, race, and societal inequalities.
The fruit is sourced from all over the country covering regions like Alsace, Gaillac or Bordeaux. More recently they have also have also started collaborating with producers overseas such as Kamara Winery in Thessaloniki in Greece or 2Naturkinder in Franken, Germany.
The team is now composed of three dynamic members, Fleur, Maha and Alvin who despite their different backgrounds rejoice over a glass of wine.
Today, the ever dynamic range accounts for more than a dozen different labels, with fruit being sourced from all over the country and offering an incredible diversity of styles and expressions of terroir.
Male Tears
Vintage NV
Style White
Region Heiligenstein, Alsace
Varieties Riesling, Sylvaner
ABV 13%
Soils Clay, limestone, marl
Farming Biodynamic
Winemaking The fruit comes from vines with an average age of 30-50 years old. The fruit is from a mixture of the 2019 and 2020 vintages and was purchased from Domaine Goepp in Alsace. The wine is elaborated by ‘Jeux des Vins’ (Julien Albertus’ négoce project). The grapes are direct pressed and processed in stainless steel tanks. The wine is unfined, unfiltered and no sulphites were added.
Tasting Note Crunchy white pear, lime zest, dried sage, flint and smoky dandelion. The wine is fresh and aromatic with a real herbal quality. This batch is made with no skin contact and with the addition of Sylvaner giving the wine a more elegant mineral character.
On Se Lève et On Se Casse
Vintage 2021
Style Red
Region Thessaloniki, Greece
Varieties Malagousia, Xinomavro
ABV
Soils Clay, Loam, Sand, Schist
Farming Organic
Winemaking A collaboration with Kamara winery in Greece. This is a 80/20 blend of Malagousia and direct press Xinomavro. Grapes are harvested earlier in order to keep some freshness and maintain a lower potential alcohol profile in the wine. Both varieties are fermented separately with indigenous yeasts. After blending the wine is stirred on it’s fine lees for a period of 3 months. The wine sees only tartrate stabilisation (no protein used), it is unfiltered and unfined.
Tasting Note A fresh clean fruity style, filled with notes of green pineapple and tangerine in a zesty, elegant and pithy finish. Super moreish.
Putes Feministes
Vintage 2020
Style Orange
Region Bergholtz, Alsace
Varieties Gewürztraminer, Muscat, Riesling
ABV 14%
Soils Clay, limestone
Farming Biodynamic
Winemaking The fruit is sourced from Domaine Loberger in Alsace and the wine is made by ‘Jeux des Vins’ (Julien Albertus négoce). The grapes undergo 1 week of maceration on the skins in stainless steel tanks. The wine is unfined, unfiltered and no sulphites were added at any stage of the winemaking process.
Tasting Note Putes reveals a rather pronounced and expressive nose which combines notes of yellow-fleshed fruits, exotic tones but also delicate floral notes. On the palate it feels just as aromatic, structured and endowed with a nice chew yet without excess of tannins. The finish is fresh and salivating.
Tu viens d’Ou
Vintage 2021
Style Orange
Region Kitzengen, Franken
Varieties Silvaner, Bacchus, Müller Thurgau
ABV 11%
Soils Calcareous rich in decomposed Marine Fossiles
Farming Organic
Winemaking A blend of three different varieties. All grapes are de-stemmed and macerated. The Müller Thurgau is aged in cuve and both the Silvaner and Bacchus are matured in foudres.
Tasting Note
Me Libérez Pas Je m’en Charge
Vintage 2020
Style Red
Region Gaillac, South West France
Varieties Duras, Braucol, Prunelard, Mauzac Vert, Muscadelle
ABV 13%
Soils Clay-limestone
Farming Organic, Biodynamic
Winemaking Fruit is harvested early and co-fermented in stainless steel with the use of native yeasts present on the grape’s skins. Maceration is gentle and fairly short for the Southwest region standards. Bottled without filtration nor SO2.
Tasting Note South West France varieties can often be vinified to thick, high alcohol wines but with sensible extraction and ageing can display great balance and a character of ripe almost dried fruit & herbs. Certainly the white varietals in the blend also help with acidity and contribute to the aromaticity on the nose.
Toutes les Mêmes
Vintage 2021
Style Red
Region Bergholtz, Alsace
Varieties Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer
ABV
Soils Clay, limestone
Farming Biodynamic
Winemaking Another wine made in collaboration with Julien Albertus’s Jeux de Vins. This second release of Toutes les Mêmes is a co-ferment of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Gewürztraminer. Grapes are vinified using whole bunches in tank and pressed after a short maceration. Sugars finish then in stainless steel and the wine is bottled unfiltered and without any SO2 inputs.
Tasting Note A fun light red blending notes of red cherry, peach with floral tones of rose and blossom. Fresh, chalky and great chilled.
Cancel Culture
Vintage 2020
Style Red
Region Barsac, Bordeaux
Varieties Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc
ABV 13%
Soils Alluvial, Red Sand, Gravel
Farming Organic
Winemaking The wine is made by Château de Massereau from vineyards propagated by selection massale. Fermentation takes place in concrete, following a 3-4 week maceration and ageing is completed in old oak barrels over 14 months.
Tasting Note Aromas of fresh blackcurrant, crushed green peppercorns, bruised red plum and savoury earthy notes on the finish.
Amazones
Vintage 2021
Style Red
Region Kitzengen, Franken
Varieties Spatburgunder, Silvaner, Regent
ABV 11%
Soils Shell Limestone, Keuper Marl
Farming Organic
Winemaking From the partnership with Micheal and Melanie of 2Naturkinder. The blend is made by a equal split of all three grapes, which are vinified separetely. 50% of the Silvaner is macerated and the other half is direct pressed. This is blended and vinified in 600L barrels. The Pinot Noir undergoes a carbonic maceration and it is aged in stainless steel tank. Finally the Regent is also fermented in whole bunch and aged in large barrels of 1200L.
Tasting Note
Witches
Vintage 2018
Style Red
Region Brouilly, Beaujolais
Varieties Gamay
ABV 13.5%
Soils Granit, Sand
Farming Biodynamic
Winemaking The wine is made as a collaboration with Athenaïs de Béru. Gamay is sourced from the granitic soils in Brouilly and vinified using whole clusters. After fermentation sugars are finished in old Burgundy barrels where the wine ages for up to 16 months.
Tasting Note An amazing fragrant and powerful Gamay lending to dried blueberry, lavender and rosemary notes on the nose. The palate is elegant and long with aromas of scrubbed herbs and violets. Beautiful length and complexity.