One day, we have wished to make sense of our life: Create a wine so good that by drinking it you feel beaming with friendship and kindness. One would taste a terroir. One would essentially feel all the work of Nature.
Before arriving at the vineyard in 2017, Sylvain was winemaker in the Médoc and Aude worked in a wine store close to Saint Emilion. Our paths crossed on the Argentinian viticultural lands at the foot of the Andes Cordillera. Hailing from the Bordeaux region and Corrèze, we had gone to discover wines from elsewhere. L'Astré is the result of our meeting and our shared passion.
We grow grapes on the border between Dordogne and Gironde in the Purple Périgord. Our vines flourish on a limestone cliff in a hilly landscape at an altitude of 80 meters above the Dordogne valley, protected by a forest.
The vineyard counts 8 hectares in one piece area on a clay-limestone soil: 1.70 ha of Sémillon + 6.20 ha of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon which average age is 35 years. The planting density is 5000 vines per hectare.
The winery is in organic farming since 2012 and we have chosen to accentuate this orientation by implementing a biodynamic approach.
All our wines are vinified as naturally as possible with natural yeasts with little manipulation on the harvest, and aged in old barrels.
Rosé wine, 50% Sémillon, 30% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Natural yeasts, direct pressing, white and red grapes mixed, light racking. Winemaking (AF + MF) and aging in old barrels for 6-7 months. Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (0 to 1.5g/hl depending on the vintage). No filtration nor fining prior to bottling.
The very first cuvée of l'Astré, our totem, between white and rosé, this fresh and tangy wine will never disappoint any epicurean.
Red wine, 60% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc.
Natural yeasts, short maceration with little manipulation on the harvest. Winemaking and aging in steel tanks (6-7 months). Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (0 to 1.5g/hl depending on the vintage). No filtration nor fining prior to bottling.
Astré's red wine gently coats your taste buds and makes you want eating simple things.
Natural sparkling wine, 100% Sémillon.
Natural yeasts, direct pressing, light racking, winemaking (AF exclusively) and light filtration prior to bottling. 6 months aging on laths to produce a refermentation in the bottle. Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (0 to 1.5g/hl depending on the vintage). No fining prior to bottling.
A sparkling, vinous, springtime wine that reminds you how fun perry is.
Natural sparkling wine, 50% Sémillon, 50% Cabernet Franc.
Natural yeasts, direct pressing, light racking, fermentation (AF only) and light filtration prior to bottling. 6 months aging on laths to produce a refermentation in the bottle. Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (0 to 1.5g/hl depending on the vintage). No fining prior to bottling.
A festive bubbly rosé wine to be drunk well chilled as an aperitif or even better, after a meal when taking to the dance floor.
Red wine, 30% Sémillon, 30% Cabernet Franc, 40% Merlot.
Natural yeasts, short maceration of the destemmed Sémillon and Merlot grapes with little manipulation on the harvest. Winemaking and aging in steel tanks (6-7 months). Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (0 to 1.5g/hl depending on the vintage). No filtration nor fining prior to bottling.
Light red wine, a wine for friends to drink in fine weather with whatever you like on your plate.
White wine, 100% Sémillon.
Natural yeasts, direct pressing, light racking, regular lees stirring, winemaking (AF + MF) and aging on lees in old barrels for 12 months. Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (0 to 1.5g/hl depending on the vintage). No filtration nor fining prior to bottling.
A white wine that makes you want to go to the farmers’ market and share a moment of gastronomy.
Macerated white wine, 100% Sémillon.
Natural yeasts, whole grape maceration during 15 days in steel tanks, pressing, winemaking (AF+MF) and aging for 6-7 months: 1/3 in terracotta jars, 1/3 in stoneware jars and 1/3 in old barrels. ). Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (0 to 1.5g/hl depending on the vintage). No filtration nor fining prior to bottling.
A light maceration of atypical white wine between gentian and exotic fruits, that you feel like having another glass of wine.
Rosé wine, 50% Sémillon & 50% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Natural yeasts, direct pressing, white and red grapes mixed, light racking. Winemaking (AF + MF) and aging in 400 liters old barrels for 12 months. Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (0 to 1.5g/hl depending on the vintage). No filtration nor fining prior to bottling.
Big brother of Flamenc, you don't open it as often, but there's nothing wrong with doing yourself good.
Red wine, 100% Cabernet Franc.
Natural yeasts, short maceration with little manipulation on the harvest. Winemaking in steel tanks and aging in terracotta jars for 9 months. Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (0 to 1.5g/hl depending on the vintage). No filtration nor fining prior to bottling.
Cabernet Franc as we like it, with the vegetal dimension that suits it so well.
Rouge, 100% Merlot.
Natural yeasts, short maceration with little manipulation on the harvest. Winemaking in steel tanks and aging in stoneware jars for 9 months. Just a touch of sulfur at bottling (1.5g/hl). No filtration nor fining prior to bottling.
A Merlot wine to be cellared, and an invitation to a feast surrounded by people you love.
Sweet white wine, 100% Sémillon.
Late harvest, natural yeasts, pressing over 2-3 days, fermentation and aging in old white wine barrels as well as in glass carboys for 2 to 4 years without topping-up. No mutage (neither sulphur nor alcohol), and no filtration nor fining prior to bottling (vintage blend).
An atypical wine combining the world of sweet wines and the one of oxidative wines. A meditative nectar to be enjoyed by the fireside like a good digestif.
Sweet red wine, 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc.
Harvest of raisined grapes, natural yeasts, pressing over 2-3 days, fermentation and aging in old red wine barrels for 2 years. No mutage (neither sulphur nor alcohol), and no filtration nor fining prior to bottling.
This is a gourmet curiosity, akin to a Banyuls (but without the brandy), which goes perfectly with a square of chocolate.
Aude Duval & Sylvain Ohayon
+ (33) 6 51 16 17 61
aude@domainedelastre.fr
+ (33) 6 07 16 57 58
sylvain@domainedelastre.fr
Adresse : 1439 Route de Calon, 24610 St Méard de Gurçon.