Domaine Gigou Coteaux du Loir Pineau d'Aunis 2022 santenay This quarter of the wide

This quarter of the wide and diverse Touraine appellation is interspersed with forests and frequent ravines

oily texture and crystal clear flavors rendered fresh and clear by the burbling acidity

the Wallflower wines give Julia Baily the chance to play with the more stochastic side of wine making

and 20% Merlot

with a distinctly salty note borne on the Atlantic winds

Domaine Gigou Coteaux du Loir Pineau d'Aunis 2022 santenay This quarter of the wideThe best Pineau dAunis resists comparisons. It offers a very sharp sort of spice the way Cabernet Franc or Austrias Blaufrankisch do, but its neatly folded into the weightless strawberry fruit that glides across the palate like drifting fog in the morning, rather than the way those other wines seem to come with ground up peppercorns inside. The tannins sometimes feel like Pinot Noir, gossamer threads that frame without constricting, but Pineau never