Domaine Gigou Coteaux du Loir Pineau d'Aunis 2022 santenay "Coming from a selection of

"Coming from a selection of 76% of the total production

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

with a distinctly salty note borne on the Atlantic winds

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

streaked with grapefruit

Domaine Gigou Coteaux du Loir Pineau d'Aunis 2022 santenay "Coming from a selection ofThe 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