Sous le Végétal is a collaborative wine project by Jason Ligas of Domaine Ligas and Patrick Bouju of Domaine de la Boheme. The aim is to highlight rare grape varitals & different expressions of the grape 'Muscat Blanc á Petits Grains' with different slopes and terroir on the Greek island of Samos, located close to Turkey. Sous le Végétal actively avoids the industrial farming practices that dominate winemaking in Greece and have opted to do extensive work in the vineyards to restore a healthy permaculture for their vines and the rich assortment of volcanic soils. Their farming practices are biodynamic and organic, down to the utilization of herbs and natural balms to heal and protect the vines.
The grapes for the 'Octave' are hand harvested from eight plots are the villages of Pagondas and Platoons and around Mt Karvounis. The wines is directly pressed, spontaneous fermented and aged in a combination of Concrete Vats and amphorae. Unfined, unfiltered and and without any SO2 addition this is a wine bursting with minerality, citrus and sunbaked stone-fruits, this is a wine of amazing complexity and balance.
Biodynamic viticulture
