Long time best friends Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal and Stéphane Bodet first cut their teeth in the industry in Saint-Émilion. After getting their diplomas, Stéphane stayed in Saint-Émilion, while Jean-Baptiste headed to New Zealand and Australia. 

JB eventually returned to his native Loire and spent several years working with François Chidaine in Montlouis-sur-Loire. He remains closely tied to the Chidaine family as he is married to François' daughter. In 2016, he took over his family estate in Amboise and invited Stéphane to join him in the project.

From the get-go, the two friends were aligned in their vision in making wines with purity and precision as well as their commitment to farming organically and biodynamically. Their farming practices including hoeing every two weeks to aerate the soil and encourage microbial life, treating the vines only as required, thinning leaves, and harvesting manually. Fermentations are always with native yeasts and with their sparkling wines, tirage is done at the domaine.

Includes one bottle each:

NV Cremant de Loire Brut d’Enfer (60 Chenin/40 Chardonnay no dosage)

2016 Cremant de Loire Brut d’Enfer (100% Chenin no dosage)

2022 Amboise Blanc Les Buissons (100% Chenin on clay/flint/limestone)

2019 Ambose Rouge Les Seminees (100% Cot/Malbec on clay/flint/limestone, aged in demi-muids)