Domaine Gigou Coteaux du Loir Pineau d'Aunis 2022 santenay Olivier Pithon grew up in

Olivier Pithon grew up in the Loire in a family of winemakers and vine growers

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

black chocolate and leathery leather

Giuseppe Bisci is one of the most important producers of the region

Domaine Gigou Coteaux du Loir Pineau d'Aunis 2022 santenay Olivier Pithon grew up inThe 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