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BURGUNDY<br />
ENDORSEMENTS<br />
appellations – Chablis, Petit Chablis, Aligoté, Bourgogne<br />
Chardonnay and recently Bourgogne Rouge,<br />
with a first crop in 2021.<br />
The vineyards are weeded by machine 4 to 5 times<br />
a year and yield clean, precise wines with lots of<br />
fruit, richness and roundness. “HVE endorsement<br />
highlights good winegrowing practices”,<br />
stresses Vincent Wengier. The product itself is not<br />
the issue, but rather a reduction in inputs, reined<br />
in fertilisation, the amount of plant protection<br />
products applied every year and the development<br />
of grass-covered strips of land, hedges and trees.<br />
Organic farming and HVE certification are different<br />
and complementary. One is agri-environmental,<br />
whereas the other aims to produce an<br />
end wine with no pesticide residues. “It’s a bonus<br />
when we talk about it with private customers”, says<br />
Wengier. “But the schemes are still not well known<br />
by the general public. Most consumers think that<br />
HVE is the first step towards organic, whereas it is<br />
different and complementary”.<br />
PREPARATIONS AT DOMAINE VINCENT WENGIER<br />
THE VINEYARDS AT DOMAINE ANGST<br />
VIGNOBLE ANGST:<br />
A COUPLE WITH A MISSION<br />
Céline and Antoine Angst use every opportunity<br />
to prove their commitment to the environment.<br />
Although they do not come from a family of winegrowers,<br />
the couple founded Vignoble Angst in 2013.<br />
The vineyard has been converting to organic since<br />
2020 and is certified HVE. The aim is to turn the<br />
spotlight on Burgundy’s terroir through a varied<br />
range of wines, embracing Chablis, white and rosé<br />
Burgundy, Irancy and Crémant de Bourgogne.<br />
“Farming vines sustainably is a no-brainer for us”,<br />
explains Céline Angst. “We produce terroir-driven<br />
wines as simply as possible in stainless steel tanks<br />
to express the minerality of soils that are different<br />
to those in other regions, with as few inputs<br />
as possible. This is also a bonus in export markets,<br />
adding value to the product. For example, we have<br />
been selling to Canada for a year because of our<br />
switch-over to organic. Our buyers no longer take<br />
on new partners who don’t have the endorsement”.<br />
AUTUMN 2022 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE<br />
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