• Domaine la Calmette

    • Nyctalope Pétillant Naturel Rouge

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.8 ha (1.98 ac)
    • Variety: Malbec
    • Vine Age: Planted in the 1990s
    • Terroir: Eastern exposition, 320-330m altitude. Kimmeridgian limestone soil, marl-limestone bedrock. Dramatic difference in temperature from day to night.
    • Viticulture: Organic (AB), biodynamic methods. Guyot Poussard pruning.
    • Vinification: Some pressed immediately with a percentage of the fruit macerated on the skins for a few days. Ambient yeast fermentation. Méthode ancestrale, bottled with residual sugar. Disgorged after 12 months on lattes. No fining, no filtration, no added SO2.

    Additional Info

    Nyctalope: in French, a noun and an adjective for having the ability to see at night.

    In creating this natural sparkling wine, we wanted to bottle the spirit and breath of fresh air of our young domaine. A wine black as night and yet finessed, with delicate bubbles, for toasting to the beginning of a tumultuous evening.