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Joseph Anne Françoise 2019, Sébastien Dervieux, Les Vignes de Babass


Region: Loire

Color: Dry white wine, 100% Anjou Chenin from an schistous old-vine plot in Rochefort-sur-Loire. Expressive nose, almost Sauvignon-like, with ripe pear and apple. Beautifully lively on the palate, carried by a remarkably balanced, pure, and electrifying acidic backbone — the signature of Babass' great natural Chenins.

Grape varieties: Chenin


Mouth type: With a discerning palate, natural wine no longer intimidates you; you're ready to enter another dimension and make astonishing discoveries. Let yourself be carried away into this world of emotions and surprises!


Service Tips: Serve chilled but not ice-cold, at around 10-11°C. Open the bottle an hour beforehand, or decant to allow the Chenin to fully express itself.

Guard time: A Chenin that can be kept – to enjoy now for its liveliness, or to lay down for several years to see it gain in complexity.


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Capacity 75 cl, alcohol 13%.

The winemaker's story:
He created his own estate in 2011 with his wife, Les vignes de Babass, in Beaulieu sur Layon. Organic farming, winemaking without any additives, "except for a few drops of sweat." The particularity of the terroir of this region is schist, which degrades to produce clay or not. The influence of the Loire and the Ocean (100km) gives mineral and fruity wines.

Label & Natural Wines

Some labels can help us identify a natural wine. The AB label, for example, certifies organic farming. The Demeter label, for its part, guarantees biodynamics. There is also the 'Vin Méthode Nature' label, as well as 'Nature et Progrès', 'Les Vins SAINS', and many others.

Some estates choose to adhere to a single label, or even not to be labeled at all, even though their cultivation and winemaking method would allow it. In other words, there is no strict rule. It all depends on the winemaker's vision, his desires, and his convictions.

For us, it is important to meet all the people we work with in order to understand their working method and select the products that match our ideology.

Natural wine

At Terra Vinea, we are deeply passionate about natural wine. We love the emotions it arouses, the surprises a bottle can give us, the memories wine gives us. We also find it important to consume a product grown and vinified with respect for the fauna and flora, preserving all the life around and in it. These convictions are part of us, and we are proud to represent these women and men who put their heart and soul into offering us these living wines.