The History

In 1999, Agnès and René Mosse sold their wine bar in Tours and moved to the countryside to become vignerons. They settled on a vineyard in Anjou that was left with no successor. Prior to their arrival, the vines had gone through three generations of intensive chemical viticulture. From day one, they started slowly converting the vines parcel by parcel to organic viticulture, until finally converting the vineyards to biodynamics in 2001. In 2010, Agnès and René's sons, Sylvestre and Jo, officially joined the team and have been making the wines since 2014. 

Sylvestre and Jo currently work 17 hectares of vines, most of them planted with Chenin Blanc (9HA), and Cabernet Franc (3 HA), the rest planted with Gamay, Chardonnay, Grolleau Gris and Noir.

Expression

What's interesting about the Coteaux-du-Layon area of Anjou is the unique terroir: a small tributary digs its way through well exposed and drained hills of schist and sandstone. Its warm micro-climate followed by fog in the Fall allows the grapes to hang well into September/October and for some to experience botrytis (the noble rot), concentrating the sugars and adding increased complexity to the wines. 

At Domaine Mosse, the terroir is showcased. In Sylvester's words, "[they] let the wines make themselves." They focus on growing healthy grapes and press them into neutral barrels. The resulting purity is unmatched: deep, enchanting flavours with power, freshness and length.

Members of the A.V.N (Association des vins naturals)

When Agnès and René started out, "natural wine," at least the way we speak of it today, did not exist. For them, it was all about working organically in the vines. And, they never intervened in the cellar.

"I never speak of natural wine when asked about our wines. For me, working as well as you can in the vineyard and not intervening in the cellar is the ONLY way to make exceptional wine. If you ask me, I'll tell you it's wine made as naturally as possible. I have no intent in defending "natural wine" or being part of this so called movement. A lot of the stuff coming from these natural winemakers is completely undrinkable and I refuse to be in cahoots with these guys. Quality is what matters. I don't care how your wine was made if it's undrinkable." -  Agnès Mosse

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Arriving Winter 2022

2020 Overmars (Skin-Contact Chenin Blanc) - $45.95/btl + hst (12pk)

2021 Bangarang (Grolleau/Gamay) - $27.95/btl + hst (12pk)

2021 Bisou (Field Blend) - $34.95/btl + hst (12pk) 

2021 1.5L Bisou (Field Blend) - $64.95/1.5L bottle (6pk)

2020 Cabernet Franc - $35.95/btl + hst (12pk)