A natural wine drinker since 2003, Vincent Marie never imagined himself doing anything else as a winemaker. Although trained by the cream of Alsatian winemakers (Meyer and Schueller), the young Norman decided to settle in Auvergne in 2012, totally fascinated by the geological palette of the terroirs of this beautiful area.
Vincent Marie went to the end of things. He let himself be guided by his passion: natural wine. Initially a tasting enthusiast, he then became a trade show organizer, putting natural wine in the spotlight with his now legendary energy. This is where his desire to make wine was born, as a way to complete the circle. With a BTS in wine and oenology, he left his Normandy home and went to work for Patrick Meyer and Bruno Schueller in Alsace. Not bad for a quality training! These passages will allow him to apprehend the fundamental principles of biodynamic viticulture but also to practice viticultural practices and to ask himself the questions that they impose.
As a fan of Patrick Bouju's Auvergne wines (we should say "juices"!), Vincent Marie has cleared 1.50 hectares of vineyards in the Volvic area. There, the impressive palette of terroirs resulting from recent and ancient volcanic activity fascinates him. He is conquered by these frank, generous and fresh juices. The vines will be converted to organic farming immediately. The respect of the living, the plant, the earth and the health being one of his priorities. In 2015, he rents the Winery of Tournoël and finds himself managing 5 hectares. There are gamay, pinot noir, syrah, chardonnay, sauvignon, sylvaner, and pinot auxerrois. All this gives us, depending on the vintage, between 5 and 7 vintages. For the soils, he defends a solution that requires less passage and therefore less compaction. This is why animal traction plays an essential role for Vincent. Long live the horse! The work is efficient and the complicity with the animal gives him a lot of happiness.
In addition, he manages the implementation of a controlled grassing: contribution of mineral elements, organic matter, fundamental principle to the strength of the plant and the structuring of the soil. No oenological input is added during the vinification process. The wines are neither filtered nor sulfited before bottling. A good reason to call Winery "No Control"!
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