Alexandre Bain
A fierce defender of Sauvignon Blanc and a committed grower, Alexandre Bain makes exceptional wines in the Pouilly-Fumé appellation. His goal? To produce natural white wines with no added sulphites and oxidative notes, not to be missed!
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The wines of Domaine Alexandre Bain
The iconic Alexandre Bain
Have you heard of Alexandre Bain for his simply exceptional wines? Or rather for his battle against those who no longer wanted him in the great Pouilly-Fumé appellation? A fierce defender of clean wines and a genuine character, Alexandre Bain works Sauvignon Blanc in the most natural way possible. Epi-curieux.com is delighted to share the infectious passion of this great lover of the land.
The story of Domaine Alexandre Bain
It was in 2007, in Tracy-sur-Loire, where Sauvignon Blanc grows in abundance, that Alexandre Bain set up. It is not a family story: no father in the vines since childhood, but a grandfather who passed on his love of farming. After his studies and many stays with growers from the natural wine movement, Alexandre Bain started out on his 5 hectares of vines. From the start it was obvious: he wanted to take care of what nature gives him. So he naturally turned to organic farming and biodynamics.
This lover of the land knew from the outset that he wanted to make clean, unfiltered wines: Pouilly-Fumé that tastes of Sauvignon Blanc, not of a processed product.
As respectfully as possible, in the vineyard and in the cellar, he produced his first wines in the Pouilly-Fumé AOC, in the Loire Valley.
But there was a problem! The guardians of the appellation did not like it. Alexandre Bain did not fit the mould and did not make standardised wines. In 2014 he was stripped of the appellation. A battle began and, thanks to his lawyer Eric Morain (a great defender of many natural winegrowers), he can once again write Pouilly-Fumé on his labels.
When tasting his wines, you may be unsettled or surprised, because we have lost the habit of the true flavours of Sauvignon Blanc. Goodbye “cat pee”!
The terroirs of Pouilly-Fumé
Aware of this cultural heritage and of what nature can give, Alexandre Bain uses every technique possible with a single goal: respecting the environment.
He works his great white wines on two different terroirs, Portlandian and Kimmeridgian, in a traditional way. Shaped by his time with Olivier Cousin and by his own convictions, he has farmed with certified organic and biodynamic methods since the very beginning.
No chemicals in the vineyard, respectful work right down to ploughing. A lover of the land but also of animals, especially horses, Alexandre Bain works his vines with horse traction. His team includes two Percherons he pampers as much as his vines: if you know this grower, you know his horses too, an integral part of his story.
The cuvées of Alexandre Bain
His goal has always been to “bottle 100% natural wines, pure grape juice, with no sulphites”. He wants wines that stir emotions, wines for sharing. And you can feel it: his wines have a wild personality, thanks to ripe Sauvignons with bewitching aromas. Wines of unusual character, exuberant and generous, that go off the beaten track.
Mademoiselle M is Alexandre’s flagship cuvée: from a magnificent limestone terroir in Pouilly-Fumé, it offers density and richness on the nose and palate.
Pierre Précieuse lives up to its name: ripe Sauvignons on terroirs of exceptional minerality, enhanced by a long 33-month ageing, with no additives or filtration.
L. D’Ange is a single-plot cuvée from vines around fifty years old on limestone and marl soil, at 200 m altitude. Grapes picked fully ripe, direct pressing to keep all the intensity, then long ageing before bottling with no additives or filtration. A 100% Sauvignon Blanc in the image of his daughter, Luce: aromatic and ripe, yet with incredible minerality and salinity.
Alexandre Bain also surprised us by making Gamay from the Pierres Dorées for the cuvée N°69, beautifully balanced with thirst-quenching acidity. We have also been lucky enough to offer his cuvées N°58, N°67 and La Levée.
In the world of natural wine, some growers are not to be missed. Alexandre Bain is one of them, as much for his exceptional wines as for his fight to have these clean, nature-friendly wines recognised. Give in!
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