Description
Famille du Vin: Introducing a collection of exceptional French natural wines packaged on the most sustainable and practical way.
Grape Variety: Chenin Blanc
This is a round white — fatty, even. On the nose you’ll get a touch of pear and honey, while the palette feels toasty and brioche-esque — all of which levels out with a long, decadent acid-rich finish (look for a splash of marzipan somewhere in there).
Region: Loire Valley, France
Producer: Jean Pierre Robinot
Robinot is a capital-N Natural winemaker. The Loire valley vigneron — who works dutifully alongside his daughter, Juliette — has been unwavering in his commitment to organic farming, meticulous, unfiltered bottling, and low sulfur production since he began making wine 2001. At the time, he’d been running a wildly successful wine bar in Paris (since the ‘80s), but it was only in the early aughts that he determined to return to his hometown to actually make wine (his first cuvée is named Cuvée TGV for the high-speed train he took back and forth between Paris and the Loire Valley). While it’s been observed that the man runs a rather charmingly chaotic operation, he certainly knows what he’s doing.
