Istina 2022

Estelle and Cyrille Bongiraud are the founders of Francuska Vinarija. Estelle is the daughter of a Burgundian winemaker. Cyrille is a geologist with a background in Romanée-Conti and a passion for great clay-limestone terroirs. Both have been working for more than 10 years in the vineyards on the borders of Serbia. Where the Danube serves as a border with Bulgaria and Romania. A land of wines since the Romans of Pannonia, the name of the province of the Empire.

Estelle and Cyrille confess that they had a hard time convincing the local winegrowers to lighten the vines. Old habits die hard… In any case, the yields never exceed 30 hl/ha. And despite the heat, the use of sulphur at harvest time is less than 30 mg. No exogenous yeast is used to start the fermentation. Cyrille, a member of the natural wine association, swears by the limestone.