Clos du Tue-Boeuf Pineau d`Aunis 2024 no ups and gave it a new

and gave it a new name

and Chantal Forthun has run the cellar since 2012 — and the wines have only sharpened

this fully dry cachaca is an experience when sipped neat or mixed into a cocktail

2023 is a vintage of lift and finesse — Lavaut's natural austerity tempered by red-fruited charm

Though this may not be the most flashy Scotch this classic punches way above it's price

Clos du Tue-Boeuf Pineau d`Aunis 2024 no ups and gave it a newPineau d'Aunis is the Loire's secret handshake a peppery, light bodied native grape that almost disappeared in the 20th century before producers like Thierry Puzelat dragged it back into the conversation. Clos du Tue Boeuf, the Puzelat family estate in Les Montils, has been at the heart of the natural wine movement since the mid 90s, and this Pineau d'Aunis comes from old vines (some over a century) farmed by Valerie Forgues. Fermentation is native,