2020 Les Athletes du Vin Pineau d'Aunis, Loire Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Pineau d'Aunis is a long overlooked variety of the Loire Valley that has been regaining a following in recent years, mostly in part to affordable and very drinkable bottlings like the one by these guys. Terroir for these grapes are clay and limestone soil grown on 50 120 year old vines. Farmed sustainably and organically, and aged for 6 months in a concrete tank with fine lees. Minimal intervention and only native yeast is used.. ABOUT

Located at the South border of la Côte de Beaune

which is gaining in popularity throughout the world

They must “lovingly and gently” hand pick each cluster

followed by aging in oak barrels (about 10–20% new oak) for added texture and complexity without overpowering the fruit

Emily is also the Hospitality Director at LIOCO Wines in Sonoma County

providing a savory complement to the wines in this collection

12% Valdiguié

the Cantina Terlano winery is now one of the leading wine growers’ cooperatives in South Tyrol

For 6 generations

irrepressible humor

60% comes from the La Habanera plot on volcanic sand at the highest elevation (600m) in the area

half the property became Chateau Gressier-Grand-Poujeaux and the other half of the estate eventually became the foundation for what would become 3 different Bordeaux estates