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

black chocolate and leathery leather

this wine shows first and foremost an intense set of fruit aromas

Aromas of pear

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

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