Organic wines from Rhone valley
After working with many excellent vignerons, both for vinification and commercial affairs, and having a viticulture background and passion for making wine, it was only natural for Fanny Breuil to create her own negoce, Labadens.
“Labadens” means “companion, classmate”. Fanny Breuil and Thomas Oui are friends who met in Toulouse at the Agronomy school. For them, it is also a story of friendship, they often tasted together, exchanged a lot about wine and one day decided to make wine together.
The adventure began in 2010 with the production of red Ventoux and soon after white Vacqueyras, two wines that bear their name.
Today, Thomas works with the partner winemakers and follows the vinifications while Fanny is in charge of promoting the cuvées in France and abroad.
They work with organic wines. They source the wines from the best places, make their selection and then blend and age them. They share a communal passion for high end wines with a strong wine identity linked to their terroir. The relationship is based on fair-trade market, meaning the price is fixed by the producer depending on his production cost. This allows them to work with the best quality.
Labadens … a project of friendship
Winemaking
Our Red Ventoux is made from grapes grown on plots located in Caromb, Mazan and Le Barroux villages (North West part of Ventoux appellation). The wine is made from old vines of Grenache and Carignan. The wine is made in only concrete and stainless steel vat in order to keep its fruitiness.
Our White Vacqueyras is made of a majority of Clairette Blanc, Roussanne and Viognier (5%). Thirty percent of the production is made and aged in barrel.
Culture : organic certified
No use of industrial yeasts, or oenological products. Small quantity of sulphites used.
The Wines
Fanny
Ventoux Rouge
Grenache-Mourvèdre-Carignan-Syrah: Scent of well-matured black fruits and blackberries supple and round in the mouth; silky tannins.
Marius
Vacqueyras Rouge
Grenache-Syrah: Dominantly Grenache,this wine has a spicy nose of red and black licorice, and blackberries. The mouth mimics the aromas of the nose and ends with long velvety tannins.
Thomas
Vacqueyras Blanc
Clairette-Grenache blanc-Viognier: Aromatic nose with hints of white flowers, honeysuckle, creamy churned butter; smooth and soft in the mouth; pleasant, nutty finish.
Panisse
Crozes-Hermitage rouge
Syrah Vinification made in vat, the wine has been aged one year in barrel. This syrah is very silky and shows flavors of black fruits and spices.
Honorine
Châteauneuf du pape blanc
Roussane, Clairette and some Grenache blanc cultivated on a limestone soil. The wine is vinified and aged in concrete vat in order to keep all elegant varietal flavors of each grape variety.
César
Châteauneuf du pape rouge
Grenache noir and some Mourvèdre cultivated on limestone soil. The wine is vinified and aged in concrete vat. César shows elegant flavors of red fruit and eucalyptus, very silky tannins.
Escartefigue blanc
Vin de France
Blend of Sauvignon blanc and viognier. The wine is vinified at low temperature to keep all the fresh varietal flavors. Fresh and aromatic wine. Very easy to enjoy
Escartefigue rouge
Vin de France
Blend of Alicante, Merlot, Syrah and Caladoc. The macerations are kept short to preserve the fruitiness of each grape variety. Escartefigue red is a supple and aromatic red wine.
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