Roussanne from fifty year old vines, pressed over several days to old barrels, where the wine remained for a year. A brilliant shade of yellow in the glass, this is a wild, sun-kissed wine which is heady with tropical fruit, herbs and brine. A wine of immense structure and raw energy that will age for years to come.

Samuel Boulay

Originally from the Loire Valley, Samuel spent years learning alongside the legendary Michel Augé of Les Maisons Brûlées, one of France's quiet masters of natural wine. That experience shaped the philosophy he carries today—one rooted in observation, restraint, and complete trust in nature.

In 2013 Samuel moved to Les Salelles, a small village on the banks of the River Ibie in a particularly beautiful part of the Ardèche. He farms five hectares of old vineyards which are surrounded by forest, planted over clay and limestone, and visibly teem with life. Samuel doesn’t cut the grass between the rows and treats the vines only with homeopathic treatments according to the moon’s cycle. There is a real sensitivity to his work and a sense of serenity pervades.

In the cellar he is a purist. He favors long, slow presses for both whites and reds and each wine is aged for as long as deemed necessary. Working without electricity, each wine is bottled by gravity with no additions and labelled by hand.

In a world where so much wine is engineered for instant gratification, Samuel Boulay reminds us that the most memorable bottles are often the ones made with patience, humility, and complete respect for the land.