Loire PetNat! The pomegranate squash (adult-only)
“What have they come up with this time with this sparkling red wine?” Bruh, there hasn’t been anything new for 3000 years, the idea came from a pre-Roman civilisation of great sailors and artisans: the Etruscans! Pyjama Caaaaaaat is a natural sparkling red, a wine which Christophe absolutely wanted to make after having tasted delicious, easy-drinking and subtle examples of it.
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Bright cherry red with grenadine highlights
Effervescent, tangy, indulgent, fruity
A strawberry basket wrapped in pure gourmandise
Refresh to your taste
Best slightly chilled
Plots with multiple sun exposures, flat and hilly, planted on poor soils with a shale bedrock.
Manual harvest, with the grapes being sorted on the vine. The wine is made in two stages: 80% Cabernet Franc, with its stalks, gently pressed (fermentation in the liquid phase), then 10% Cabernet Franc and 10% Gamay vinified in whole bunches (fermentation in the solid phase). The bottling is carried out during the alcoholic fermentation, in keeping with the ancestral method. The wine is disgorged after 8 months of maturation on laths. Indigenous yeasts, no inputs at any point in the winemaking process. Only a small amount of sulphites is added during the disgorgment (<10mg/L), in order to avoid too much dissolved oxygen being absorbed (and a possible mousiness). Unfiltered.
This wine was created by Christophe Kaczmarek and Marc Houtin, winemaker in the hilly valleys of Anjou Noir.
The wines are made, blended, bottled and packaged on site. From the vine to the cellar, everything is done with the aim of respecting nature, regenerating the soils, promoting biodiversity and respecting the people who are part of it.
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Climate Scorching heat, with record temperatures and persistent drought. The vines showed remarkable resilience despite extreme conditions.
Yield Generally good, except in regions hit hard by drought like Languedoc and Roussillon. General Profile Rich, sun-kissed wines, ripe and concentrated.
Jordi, wine merchant at Le Sourire au Pied de l’Échelle, Paris 11
“From the very beginning, I was convinced by Caaaaaaat. First of all, the way Christophe shouts the name, again and again, you immediately sense there is an idea behind it. I was never worried that, in the end, the wines would be offbeat and built on strong convictions. And when I first tasted the Caaaaaaat wines, it was obvious. Free wines, original, yet approachable, with unbeatable price-to-pleasure ratios. From day one, the wines were an instant success at Le Sourire. The label catches attention, and then we can tell the story of the wine and the people behind it. Many times, customers bought a bottle saying ‘it’s for the joke’ or ‘my friend loves cats’. Then, not long after, they came back for more, simply because they loved the wine. In the end, there is no better compliment: when it’s good, you come back for it.”
Olivier Criou, Director at Miam Miam, Lithuania
“Caaaaaaat is a collection of Vin Méthode Nature wines that reflects a wide range of regions and grape varieties. Each cuvée is crafted with precision, in outstanding estates, by talented artisans. Caaaaaaat brings them together and embodies an approach that delights my customers as much as it delights me.”
Rachel Gay, France's Best Young Wine Merchant
“I remember the first time a Caaaaaaat landed in my glass. I said, word for word, ‘Whoaaaaa, I’m going to drink gallons of this stuff! Show me the label! Oh my gosh!’
It was Atomic Caaaaaaat, and I fell in love with the project. Then I met the creator, and it was love at first sight all over again.
Having a Caaaaaaat in your glass guarantees a good time, a great drink, and the chance to hunt for Easter eggs all over the label,all thoughtfully designed and crafted by a fantastic person who deserves to be in the spotlight!
Drink Caaaaaaat!”
Please do not share with anyone under the legal purchase age for alcohol. Drink responsibly.
