Armand’s farming philosophy is rooted in permaculture, and in 2013 he hired Domaine Leflaive alum Ludovic Pierrot as a consultant to help him implement it. Through his work in the vineyards, Armand aims to prove that well-managed nature shouldn’t need external inputs. To that end, he’s brought his vines into harmony with the biodiversity around them, including trees, cattle, and other crops. That low-intervention vision continues in the cellar. There, he employs whole-cluster fermentation and intervenes as little as possible, aiming for reds of