Costeplane is a well-established and well loved, locally, estate consisting of around 30 hectares of vineyards. The vines, planted an age ago sit in the Jurassic limestone in the lee of some of Frances most spectacular mountain-scapes. Ben's (who imports the wine to the UK) interest in the wines and the domaine was piqued when he tasted with Loic Manchec, partner to the owners daughter Francoise, who has been instrumental in turning the estate to demeter certified Biodynamic practices. He works everything by hand, uses only natural yeasts and choses not to fine or filter. The change in the wines is remarkable and slowly this is emerging as a go to winery in the region.

The Vermtino is seamlessly put together from old vine fruit grown on a mixture of clay and limestone. It is frmented in stainless steel and botted after the spring equinox