07/01/2026
Au Bon Secours 2024 â Babass đ
SĂŠbastien Dervieux â better known simply as Babass â was one of the pioneers of zero-additive w**emaking in the Loire. In 2001, he co-founded Domaine des Griottes, helping define a generation of natural w**e growers who proved that farming and cellar work alone could produce w**es of purity and character.
Today, from Beaulieu-sur-Layon south of Angers, Babass continues to farm old vines of Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Grolleau and Gamay rooted in clay, sandstone, and slate soils. Most of his time is spent in the vineyard.
Everything is done by hand, and in the cellar the approach is uncompromising: spontaneous fermentations, no additives, and intervention only when absolutely necessary.
The w**es are free and vibrant, but never careless â the result of decades of experience and a deep understanding of both vineyard and cellar.
Sebastien Babass Dervieux, Au Bon Secours, VDF, 2024
A pure, energetic expression of Babassâ approach to w**emaking. Fresh, lively, and driven by fruit, with the balance and confidence that come from careful farming and minimal intervention. A w**e that feels both untamed and deeply considered.
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