Pineau d'Aunis
Les Nouettes 2024
Garnier

Grape Variety: Pineau d'Aunis

Producer: Jean-Christophe Garnier 

Region: Saint Lambert du Lattay, Layon, France

Wild Scale: 4/5

Vegan friendly wine

10.5% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic Pineau d'Aunis grapes were purchased from different plots were harvested by hand. Whole bunch fermentation with indigenous yeast for 1 week in steel and fibreglass. Bottled with no fining or filtration. Small touch of sulphur. 

This Wine: Natural red wine with a light body. A glou glou style, chillable bottle from an underrated producer in the Loire. Red berries and spice with great acidity. A casual wine to share with friends. 

Notes on the Winemaker: Jean-Christophe Garnier worked as a sommelier in Brittany before being drawn to becoming a winemaker himself in the Loire valley where he studied. After acquiring old vines of Chenin Blanc and other native grape varieties in 2002 he began producing cuvées that were championed in the natural wine world and beyond which helped put the region of Anjou firmly on the map.