Toujours Vivant was conceived during one wild night before the Bottled Alive fair with my “Montreal family”, as a unique Nestarec × Ward × Bar VinVinVin collab.
It’s a beautiful hommage to Gerry Boulet, the legendary French Canadian singer and songwriter, and his eponymous hit song whose defiant energy and forward-charging vitality are in perfect sync with the Nestarec philosophy. Ever alive!
The current third edition is a multi-vintage field blend made with an interesting take on skin-contact – this wine is pressed veeeery slowly, for nearly 3 days, so we get two jobs done in one, with a very interesting structure and unuaual orangey character as a result.
The grapes come from the vineyard right next to our winery – hence the lovingly mocking nickname “Château”. It's a low-altitude site prone to spring frosts, which gives the wine its distinct character. The frosts mean lower yields and later ripening for some of the grapes, translating into distinctive acidity and layers of complexity you won’t find elsewhere.
Available in a 1-liter and magnum format, only in Québec, CA through my Montreal distributor Ward & Associés.
