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Nada
France
Languedoc-Roussillon
Known as RAF, Raphaël Baissas de Chastenet spent part of his childhood in the vineyards alongside his grandfather. After holding various jobs, including a position in IT at Apple, he left that world when his father offered him the opportunity to take over vineyards planted thirty years earlier in Calce, in the Roussillon—a village considered the historic stronghold of the region’s natural wine, not far from winemakers such as Padié and Georget.
The Nada estate was founded in 2014. After restoring the 7 hectares of vineyards located high up on a steep and demanding slope, Raphaël produced his first vintage that same year—without any formal training in viticulture—relying solely on his instincts. In the early days, he was assisted by Jean-Philippe Padié, a local winemaker. No treatments in the vineyard, no added sulfur during winemaking: the estate’s name, Nada, sums up his philosophy of «adding nothing» to nature.
The vineyard, which is farmed organically and in the process of transitioning to biodynamic and agroforestry practices, is planted with Carignan, Syrah, Grenache, and Lledoner Pelut. In the cellar, Raphaël works without additives, without added yeasts, and without filtration, allowing the native yeasts to act freely; a very light sulfite treatment, in the range of 2 g/hl, may be applied to certain fuller-bodied vintages. A fan of graffiti and techno music, he views wine as a medium to be transformed and interpreted, much like a work of art: each bottle is numbered, and each vintage is produced in a limited run.
Among his creations are Nature/Peinture, a luscious red 100 % lledoner pelut; Cristal, an exclusive white made from Macabeu and gray and white Grenache grapes grown on limestone soils; and Zuma, produced in collaboration with a winemaker of Mexican descent and evoking exotic notes of roasted pineapple and passion fruit.
