Aunis 2023 Vin Jaune all three drawn to growers

all three drawn to growers who farm with care

and as little done in the cellar as he can manage

while a veil of yeast forms across the surface and slowly rebuilds the wine underneath it

Houtin also runs La Grange aux Belles

fermented slowly in old oak and aged on its lees

Aunis 2023 Vin Jaune all three drawn to growersAunis is one of the Loire's old, near forgotten grapes, Pineau d'Aunis, prized for its white pepper lift and feather light frame, and in Sbastien Bobinet and meline Calvez's hands it becomes something wonderfully fresh. Farmed biodynamically on Saumur's tuffeau limestone, hand picked and made with as little intervention as the fruit allows, it is all crunch and spice. Bright red berries, cracked pepper, a saline mineral snap, and barely any tannin to