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.

Taste us

2017

A vintage marked by a late frost in the spring that will go down in history, as we lost 90% of the harvest. This made us realise the difficulties of this job as soon as we arrived. A hot summer with very little rain and a mixed sky with little moisture during the harvest enabled us to release a few bottles of our first vintages.

2018

Vintage extremely humid from winter to spring, with a radiant sun and high temperatures in summer and autumn, thus ensuring a fine harvest. However, the vinification process had to be closely monitored.

2019

A generous vintage, both in terms of quality and quantity, 2019 offered us a year without any major damage: a fairly dry spring and a mild end to the summer - thank you life!

2020

It was a very hot vintage, and a very special one because this global break allowed us to devote ourselves fully to our beloved vineyards. The sunshine and high temperatures from spring to autumn led to an early harvest and easily digestible wines. A big thank you to our long-standing friend Alexandre Morin, who valiantly accompanied us during the vinification process.

2021

A cool and rainy vintage, the complete opposite of 2020. The bad weather reminded us of the difficulty and resilience that this profession demands. After a later harvest, the wines have a crispy, thirst-quenching profile. Many thanks to Arthur Fèvre, who shared his energy throughout the season, from the vineyards to the cellar.

2022

An extreme vintage, with a frost episode in spring when the vines started budding, followed by a scorching summer. On an already light harvest, particularly meticulous sorting was necessary. The fermentation processes were very capricious... Once again, many thanks to Alexandre Morin, who had the courage to help us with the vinifications in a new, but not fully renovated cellar which offered no comfort to brave the fermentation of our juices.

2023

An extremely wet vintage. The incessant rain in spring decimated the future grapes, especially the Merlot, very sensitive to mildew. The humidity lasted until early summer, but then a severe drought did nothing to help the vines getting through this complicated season. A drastic sorting process enabled us to work with serenity in the cellar. A big thank you to Guilherme Braga Da Silva for being with us throughout this emotional year, his help was invaluable.

Flamenc

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
etiquette cuvée Flamenc

Flamingo

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.

Pèlroge

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
etiquette cuvée Pèlroge

Red Skin

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.

Esgaiada

2018 2019 2020
etiquette cuvée Esgaiada

Eruption of joy

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.

Les oiseaux de passage

2021 2022 2023
etiquette cuvée Les oiseaux de passage

The birds of passage

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.

Demain c'est loin

2021 2022
etiquette cuvée Demain c'est loin

Tomorrow is a long way off

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.

Edat d'Aur

2017 2018 2019 2021
etiquette cuvée Edat d'Aur

Golden Age

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.

Réjane

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
etiquette cuvée Réjane

Réjane : In tribute to our daughter.

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.

Esper

2018 2019
etiquette cuvée Esper

Hope

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.

Onèsta

2018 2019 2021 2022
etiquette cuvée Onèsta

Honest

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.

Agapa

2020 2021 2022
etiquette cuvée Agapa

Agapes

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.

Nur

etiquette cuvée Nur

Light

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.

Chergui

etiquette cuvée Chergui

Sirocco

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.

Meet us

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.

GPS : LAT 44.8956425 LONG 0.198909