Pineau d'Aunis
Pineau d'Aunis
Laurent Saillard 2020 Ça Se Discute
French Red
Fresh, fruity and juicy, with a light peppery thread that is fully integrated. Pineau d'Aunis from certified-organic, biodynamically farmed vines is used. The grapes undergo six days of whole-cluster maceration and mature in fibre tanks, with no sulphur added. The wine is classified as Vin de France, comes from the Loire Valley and has twelve percent alcohol.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2020 La Tesnière Pineau d’Aunis
French Red
Cranberry, cherry, damp forest floor, clove and pepper accompany a pale, glossy red with juicy fruit, fine tannins and a mineral finish. Pineau d'Aunis comes from vines averaging twenty-five years on flint and clay soils. Semi-carbonic maceration lasts thirteen days in wooden vats. Native-yeast fermentation runs for two months, followed by six months in used 228-litre barrels. The wine is bottled unfiltered.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2022 Pineau d’Aunis
French Red
Raspberry, flowers and white pepper shape this light Loire red. Pineau d'Aunis comes from organically tended, hand-harvested vines that are about a century old. The wine spends six months in old barrels and is bottled without added sulphur. Translucent ruby colour, cranberry and blood-orange acidity, green-olive character and a peppery rocket note are also present.