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Chateau Yvonne, Pineau d'Aunis 'Bay Rouge' IGP Val de Loire, 2024

Red Wine from Loire
by Chateau Yvonne
$43.99
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Mathieu Vallée is best known for some of Saumur's most coveted Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc, but he has a soft spot for Pineau d'Aunis, the peppery, glouglou-style red grape that AOC rules won't let into a Saumur bottle. So this one goes out as IGP Val de Loire, with all of Vallée's biodynamic care: hand-harvested fruit, ten days of carbonic maceration in concrete, then a soft rest in large old foudres. The result is everything we love about d'Aunis turned up a notch: bright, peppery, almost weightless on the palate, with crunchy red fruit and a wild, leafy lift. A serious vigneron taking a rare grape seriously, then asking you to drink it slightly chilled with whatever's in the fridge.

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More about Chateau Yvonne

Saumur: it is the little village in the Central Loire that produces such fine Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc and has become the latest target of wine collectors looking for trophies, potential trophies, or just great wines to put in their cellars. It's sometimes easy to forget that if you go to Paris, "Saumur" is still just a name that is scrawled on blackboards at simple bistros. You might order a pichet for about 12 euros, and get it a little chilled. Almost always, it is delicious.

Château Yvonne produces Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc that rank among Saumur's very top echelon, and collectors have started to notice. All of Yvonne's wines are made without artifice: there are no additives and virtually no manipulations, with the exception of a minimal amount of sulfur at bottling. This is fresh, pure, light, and natural.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pineau D'Aunis

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brilliant slightly chilled with charcuterie, herbed roast chicken, lentil dishes, mushroom pasta, grilled sausages, or a runny cheese on toast.

Tasting Profile

Light bodied, dry, and aromatic. Wild strawberry, cranberry, white pepper, and dried herbs over a mineral, almost saline finish. Crisp acidity, fine-grained tannins, and a glouglou energy that demands a second glass.

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