Les Grandes Vignes, Pineau d'Aunis, 2024 SO012726 Frohlich Rebholz it’s a transparent Grand Cru

it’s a transparent Grand Cru Burgundy from a balanced vintage

Jerome Chezeaux's non-interventionist approach includes cold maceration

herbal bouquet immediately engages the senses

now run by a Champagne house

more herbaceous styles elsewhere

Les Grandes Vignes, Pineau d'Aunis, 2024 SO012726 Frohlich Rebholz it’s a transparent Grand CruA superb summer sipper that lets committed red wine drinkers keep their glass while everyone else reaches for rose. Pineau d'Aunis is a Loire grape that was once wine geek esoterica and is finally getting its due, prized for a wild signature of ripe red cherry, watermelon rind, and freshly cracked pepper. This one comes from Domaine Les Grandes Vignes, a Vaillant family estate in eastern Anjou, Demeter certified biodynamic since 2008, on complex soils