2 Responses to “A Taste Of: La Grapperie Adonis, 2005”

  1. Michel Tamisier says:

    Dear David,

    I read incidentally your paper about Pineau d’Aunis, which was the usual grape of the Loir Valley, like Gamay in Beaujolais, before phylloxera. The crop is fairly irregular, one year plenty, the following scarce, and therefore, it was discarded by local producers.

    With the right winemaking (short maceration of a few days, possibly in carbonic atmosphere) it produces a light wine, fruitjuice colorlike, with hints of fresh berries, and a very soft and delicate pepper tasting finale. With macerations of several weeks, pigeage and so on, it is possible to obtain a colorful and strong wine, with a harsh peppery taste, which may please to some baroque mouths. But this is against the character of the grape.

    To me, the Guettier 2005 is good, but the 2006 is far better, with the true character of the Pineau d’Aunis. It is a wine you think you could drink gallons without getting tired.

    Excellent dry chenin in 2007, le Pressoir de Saint Pierre, without any residual sugar left, which is very seldom.

    Sincerely. Michel Tamisier

  2. Hi Michel, I appreciate you writing in and sharing your thoughts on Pineau d’Aunis. I think the best place for me to try the 2006 is while looking our over the vineyards themselves. This must be arranged asap and I will contact my vineyard tour coordinator immediately. Perhaps you could meet me there? And the dry Chenin you mentioned? I say, yes, please.

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