They were immediately struck by the quality of the site, the age of the vines and the biodynamic principles that had been implemented in the vineyards since 2000. Anne-Claude being one of the foremost proponents of biodynamic viticulture at the great Domaine Leflaive and founder of CLAC — a venture designed to support and promote biodynamic growers in exporting their wines — Clau de Nell proved far too tempting to pass up, and in 2008, in a bid to save the property from insolvency, Anne-Claude and Christian took the decision to purchase it. Following Anne Claude’s death in 2015, Christian continued the family legacy. Today, their daughter Charlotte runs the estate alongside régisseur and shareholder, Sylvain Potin. One of the guiding principles at Clau de Nell is Anne-Claude’s firm belief that winemakers should place nature at the heart of what they do, and wherever possible harmonise with the natural environment rather than resist it.