Chloé Bey and Jordan d’Osualdo met at harvest for Bruno Schueller 2018 and established Tailleurs Cuilliers (meaning: pruners pickers) with their first harvest in 2021. They moved to Bugey looking for a cool climate home base and were able to purchase small plots around the village of Saint-Jean-le Vieux on the north side of Bugey. They are focused on the ideas of non-action and wild agriculture and hope to bring these ideas through to the finished product.  

They are working 3 plots, 4ha total: Varey, Poncieux, Dalivoy. They are farming Gamay, Mondeuse, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay. Farming uses organic and biodynamic practices, agroforestry is a part of their long-term plan (planting fruit trees, starting with 21 trees in 2022). No sulfur, unfiltered, all wines are aged in demi-muids, old oak or acacia for 9 months.

50 years old gamay at 540 meters of altitude, exposed south-east on marno-calcareous soil. A deeper fruit set accented with tangy raspberry, pepper and fragrant pine forest. Remarkably polished and sapid. Like Rita & Rova, this is super sleek and draws you in to plumb its uncanny depth of fruit. Another fantastic Gamay grown in a very special terroir. Zero sulphite added.

Nose: Crystalline and high-toned aromas of cranberry, raspberry, and alpine herbs, with deeper accents of pepper and fragrant pine forest.

Palate: Energetic and vibrant with a deeper fruit set than the estate's other cuvées. It is noted for being remarkably polished and sapid, with a refreshing, "lip-puckering" finish. Sleek and silky, often described as having an "uncanny depth of fruit".

Grape: Gamay

Region: Bugey, Savoie

Rating: Vivino 4.0