Les Grandes Vignes, Pineau d'Aunis, 2024 SPAINCOUNT0125 Joelle Tremblay inherited half of

Joelle Tremblay inherited half of the family vineyard and runs it with her husband Pascal Bouchard

This steep grand cru above the village of Bockenau in the Nahe is almost pure blue Devonian slate

Roque Le Mayne's vineyards sit on argilo-calcareous (clay-limestone) soil that promotes complexity and balance

green apple and wet stone with saline touch

Lemon peel

Les Grandes Vignes, Pineau d'Aunis, 2024 SPAINCOUNT0125 Joelle Tremblay inherited half ofA 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