‘Aunis’

Pineau d’Aunis, Loire Valley, France

Sommeliers and natural wine nerds alike are obsessed with Pineau d’Aunis, a deep cut of a red grape from the Loire Valley. Normally, it drinks like the lovechild of Pinot Noir and Syrah: light, peppery and a touch herbaceous, something you’d have with steak frites in a dimly lit French bistro. But being Bobinet, all is not what it seems! Balanced perfectly between gnarly & natty and clean & classy, Aunis is more like the wildchild red who shed their former life as a lesser Pinot to live a lawless, truly free life as a pop star, prestige be damned! From 35 year old vines on a single vineyard, this was carbonically macerated and aged for five months in barrel, just enough winemaking to make it to bottle basically! Less stemmy, peppery and sticky-tannin-ed than in previous vintages, but still spritzy & cola-esque like an original apothecary version of Dr. Pepper, watermelon seed, cherry pastille, Finnish rye bread with a thick layer of lingonberry preserves & a sprinkle of white pepper like perfect summertime freckles. If you can’t make it to France, we recommend serving Aunis slightly chilled or hella chilled for rooftop hangs paired with grocery store charc & cheese because you’re not fussy and neither is Aunis.