Biodynamic wines

Pontet-Canet’s concrete fermentation ‘eggs’

Biodymics as a system is hard to appreciate, never mind understand, so I’ll start by recommending the most accessible book on the subject in case you want to know more. The best, easy to understand reference is Monty Waldin’s book Biodynamic Wines. Think organic double plus and you won’t go far wrong.

Biodynamics permits even less chemistry, but mandates the regular use of various composts and fermented products applied in homeopathic doses. Envisaged by Rudolf Steiner, who in turn was influenced by Goethe, biodynamics was an early reaction against the introduction of intensive, chemical farming in the early 20th century. The word comes from ‘bio’ – meaning composts and other naturally derived products, which have been diluted and ‘dynamised’. This latter involves creating alternate vortexes in the liquid to energise it. Biodynamic farmers operate on a lunar calendar, which is divided into days according to the kind of plant they are growing. The best days for working with vines are therefore fruit and flower days.

The founding principle of biodynamics is to have a farm, and especially the soil, full of life and with multiple organisms. This is mainly to encourage the phenomenon of mycorrhizal symbiosis, which is the interaction between plants and soil-borne fungi. This is as important to plants as photosynthesis and without it they do not thrive.

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Vintage Description Cs Sz Bt Sz Cs Bts Cs ib Cs inc Bt inc
M.V. drink or keep Zind Humbrecht P Gris Clos St-Urbain Mix
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6x 75cl 2 0 £285.00 - - Buy
2020 drink or keep Alter Ego de Palmer (Margaux)
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6x 75cl 1 3 £300.00 £379.24 £74.95 Buy
2021 young Alter Ego de Palmer (Margaux)
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6x 75cl 1 0 £330.00 - - Buy
2020 young Comte Armand Pommard Clos des Epeneaux
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6x 75cl 1 0 £630.00 - - Buy
2021 young Comte Armand Pommard Clos des Epeneaux
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6x 75cl 1 0 £660.00 - - Buy
2022 young Cyprien Arlaud Hautes Cotes de Nuits
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6x 75cl ep ep £132.00 - - Buy
2021 young Cyprien Arlaud Vosne-Romanee aux Reas
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6x 75cl 1 0 £360.00 £451.24 £84.95 Buy
2022 young Cyprien Arlaud Vosne-Romanee aux Reas
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6x 75cl ep ep £420.00 - - Buy
2016 drink or keep Arlaud Bourgogne Roncevie
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12x 75cl 1 0 £225.00 - - Buy
2021 young Arlaud Bourgogne Roncevie
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6x 75cl 21 0 £126.00 £170.44 £31.95 Buy
2022 young Arlaud Bourgogne Roncevie
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12x 75cl ep ep £264.00 - - Buy
2021 young Arlaud Chambolle-Musigny
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6x 75cl 3 0 £345.00 £433.24 £79.95 Buy
2022 young Arlaud Chambolle-Musigny
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6x 75cl ep ep £378.00 - - Buy
2019 drink or keep Cyprien Arlaud Hautes Cotes de Nuits
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12x 75cl 0 1 £183.54 £258.72 £21.56 Buy
2020 drink or keep Cyprien Arlaud Hautes Cotes de Nuits
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6x 75cl 17 5 £114.00 £156.04 £28.95 Buy
2021 young Cyprien Arlaud Hautes Cotes de Nuits
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6x 75cl 18 0 £114.00 £156.04 £29.95 Buy
2022 young Arlaud Gevrey-Chambertin
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6x 75cl ep ep £282.00 - - Buy
2022 young Arlaud Charmes Chambertin
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3x 75cl ep ep £630.00 - - Buy
2021 young Arlaud Morey-St-Denis
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6x 75cl 3 0 £285.00 £361.24 £68.95 Buy
2022 young Arlaud Morey-St-Denis
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6x 75cl ep ep £300.00 - - Buy
2022 young Arlaud Morey-St-Denis Millandes
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6x 75cl ep ep £426.00 - - Buy
2019 drink or keep Arlaud Morey-St-Denis Ruchots
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6x 75cl 1 0 £630.00 - - Buy
2018 young Arlaud Clos de la Roche
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6x 75cl 1 0 £1,380.00 - - Buy
2018 young Arlaud Bonnes Mares
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3x 75cl 1 0 £795.00 - - Buy
2010 ready Beaucastel Chateauneuf Roussanne VV
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6x 75cl 1 0 £960.00 - - Buy
2021 drink or keep Chidaine Les Argiles
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6x 75cl 4 0 £126.00 - - Buy
2020 drink or keep Chidaine Montlouis Sec Les Choisilles
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6x 75cl 4 2 £135.00 £181.24 £33.95 Buy
2021 drink or keep Chidaine Montlouis Sec Les Choisilles
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6x 75cl 5 0 £141.00 - - Buy
2020 drink or keep Chidaine Montlouis Clos du Breuil
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6x 75cl 5 3 £126.00 £170.44 £31.95 Buy
2021 drink or keep Chidaine Montlouis Clos du Breuil
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6x 75cl 2 0 £132.00 - - Buy
2020 drink or keep Chidaine Montlouis Brut Nature
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6x 75cl 1 5 £114.00 £156.04 £29.99 Buy
2020 ready Clos des Rocs Pouilly-Loche En Chantone
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12x 75cl 1 7 £270.00 £362.48 £33.95 Buy
2011 drink or keep Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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6x 75cl 4 0 £270.00 - - Buy
2011 drink or keep Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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3x 150cl 1 0 £270.00 - - Buy
2012 drink or keep Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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6x 75cl 5 0 £300.00 - - Buy
2013 drink or keep Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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6x 75cl 2 0 £270.00 - - Buy
2014 drink or keep Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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6x 75cl 2 0 £240.00 - - Buy
2017 young Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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1x 300cl 2 0 £250.00 - - Buy
2018 young Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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6x 75cl 5 0 £354.00 - - Buy
2020 young Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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6x 75cl 9 0 £360.00 - - Buy
2020 young Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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3x 150cl 1 0 £369.00 - - Buy
2021 young Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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6x 75cl 5 0 £366.00 - - Buy
2022 young Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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6x 75cl ep ep £366.00 - - Buy
2010 ready Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
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6x 75cl 2 0 £450.00 - - Buy
2011 ready Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
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6x 75cl 2 0 £360.00 - - Buy
2012 ready Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
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6x 75cl 1 0 £390.00 - - Buy
2014 ready Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
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6x 75cl 1 0 £300.00 - - Buy
2015 ready Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
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6x 75cl 3 0 £300.00 - - Buy
2020 drink or keep Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
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6x 75cl 1 0 £285.00 - - Buy
2016 drink or keep Corte Sant`Alda Amarone Val**zzane
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6x 75cl 2 0 £350.00 £449.21 £81.95 Buy
2021 drink or keep Corte Sant`Alda Valpolicella Ca Fiui
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6x 75cl 1 5 £78.00 £112.84 £21.00 Buy
2019 drink or keep Corte Sant`Alda Recioto
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6x 50cl 0 2 - £231.40 £43.95 Buy
2015 drink or keep Chapelle St Theodoric CNDP Le Grand Pin
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3x 150cl 1 0 £360.00 - - Buy
2020 drink or keep Chapoutier Schieferkopf Riesling Buehl
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6x 75cl 1 3 £126.00 £170.44 £31.95 Buy
2008 ready Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape Barbe Rac
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6x 75cl 2 0 £330.00 - - Buy
2009 ready Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape Barbe Rac
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6x 75cl 1 0 £300.00 - - Buy
2011 ready Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape Barbe Rac
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6x 75cl 1 0 £330.00 - - Buy
2020 drink or keep Chapoutier Chateauneuf Croix de Bois
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6x 75cl 2 5 £290.00 £371.86 £69.95 Buy
2008 drink or keep Chapoutier Ermitage L`Ermite Rouge
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6x 75cl 1 0 £900.00 - - Buy
2018 drink or keep Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Rouge
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6x 75cl 0 5 £795.00 £973.24 £185.00 Buy
2020 drink or keep Chapoutier Ermitage de l`Oree Blanc
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6x 75cl 1 0 £770.00 £943.24 £175.00 Buy
2013 ready Chapoutier Bila-Haut Occultum Lapidem
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6x 75cl 3 0 £60.00 - - Buy
2018 drink or keep Chapoutier Bila-Haut VIT Ctes Roussillon
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6x 75cl 2 0 £180.00 £239.09 £46.95 Buy
2019 drink or keep Chapoutier Bila-Haut VIT Ctes Roussillon
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6x 75cl 2 0 £195.00 £253.24 £46.95 Buy
2020 young Chapoutier Bila-Haut VIT Ctes Roussillon
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6x 75cl 2 0 £195.00 - - Buy
2022 young Chapoutier St-Joseph Les Granits Blanc
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6x 75cl ep ep £240.00 - - Buy
2018 drink or keep Chapoutier Cote Rotie Mordoree
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6x 75cl 2 2 £450.00 £559.24 £105.00 Buy
2020 drink or keep Chapoutier Cote Rotie Mordoree
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6x 75cl 2 0 £480.00 £595.24 £110.00 Buy
2019 drink or keep Chapoutier St-Joseph Le Clos Rouge
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6x 75cl 0 3 - £589.24 £110.00 Buy
2020 drink or keep Chapoutier St-Joseph Le Clos Rouge
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6x 75cl 1 0 £475.00 £589.24 £110.00 Buy
2022 young Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos Mouches Blanc
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6x 75cl ep ep £675.00 - - Buy
2022 young Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos Mouches Rouge
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6x 75cl ep ep £540.00 - - Buy
2021 young Joseph Drouhin Beaune Greves
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6x 75cl 2 0 £440.00 - - Buy
2021 drink or keep Joseph Drouhin Chablis GC Vaudesir
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6x 75cl 0 5 - £469.24 £89.95 Buy
2022 young Joseph Drouhin Vougeot Petits Vougeots
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6x 75cl ep ep £495.00 - - Buy
2022 young Descendientes de Palacios Moncerbal
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3x 75cl ep ep £243.00 - - Buy
2022 young Descendientes de Palacios Villa Corullon
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6x 75cl ep ep £168.00 - - Buy
2018 drink or keep Eisele Vineyard Altagracia
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6x 75cl 1 0 £525.00 - - Buy
2022 young Fonplegade (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 1 0 £186.00 - - Buy
2022 young Fonroque (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 1 0 £192.00 - - Buy
2020 drink or keep Fontodi Chianti Classico
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6x 75cl 17 3 £114.00 £156.04 £28.95 Buy
2020 young Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve
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6x 75cl ep ep £650.00 £799.24 £135.00 Buy
2020 young Fontodi Terrazze San Leolino
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6x 75cl ep ep £380.00 £475.24 £79.95 Buy
2020 young Fontodi Vigna del Sorbo
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6x 75cl ep ep £380.00 £475.24 £79.95 Buy
2020 drink or keep de La Huste (Fronsac)
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12x 75cl 1 0 £100.00 - - Buy
2022 drink or keep Huet Vouvray Haut Lieu Sec
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6x 75cl 1 3 £135.00 £181.24 £33.95 Buy
2022 drink or keep Huet Vouvray Haut Lieu Moelleux
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6x 75cl 0 4 £156.00 £206.44 £38.95 Buy
2022 drink or keep Huet Vouvray Le Mont Demi-Sec
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6x 75cl 1 2 £165.00 £217.24 £41.50 Buy
2018 ready Michel Lafarge Cote de Beaune-Villages
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6x 75cl 3 4 £150.00 £199.24 £36.95 Buy
2019 drink or keep Michel Lafarge Beaune Aigrots Blanc
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6x 75cl 1 0 - £379.24 £69.95 Buy
2022 young Michel Lafarge Beaune Aigrots Blanc
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6x 75cl ep ep £360.00 - - Buy
2022 young Michel Lafarge Meursault
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6x 75cl ep ep £240.00 - - Buy
2020 drink or keep Lafarge-Vial Fleurie
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6x 75cl 0 2 £135.00 £181.24 £33.95 Buy
2021 young Lafarge-Vial Fleurie
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6x 75cl 3 0 £162.00 £213.64 £39.95 Buy
2020 drink or keep Lafarge-Vial Fleurie Joie du Palais
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6x 75cl 0 4 £138.00 £184.84 £34.95 Buy
2021 young Lafarge-Vial Fleurie Joie du Palais
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6x 75cl 2 0 £168.00 - - Buy
2021 young Lafarge-Vial Fleurie Clos Vernay
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6x 75cl 2 0 £168.00 - - Buy
2011 drink or keep Louis Latour Clos Vougeot
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6x 75cl 1 0 £600.00 - - Buy
2017 drink or keep Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino
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6x 75cl 1 3 £345.00 £433.24 £84.95 Buy
2017 young Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino
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1x 150cl 1 0 £145.00 - - Buy

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