Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Trinch, Loire, France 2023 Dominio de Atauta tobacco and walnut

tobacco and walnut

pepper and chocolate

jammy character that is comfortably filled out with generous tannins

and I promise it will put a smile on your face

Creamy and yet also phenolic

Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Trinch, Loire, France 2023 Dominio de Atauta tobacco and walnutTrinch!, a punchy, bistro style Bourgueil thats both structured and glouglou, may be the most quintessential Breton cuve of the lot. Young vine Cabernet Franc, full of energetic vigor, is gently de stemmed and cold macerated in stainless steel to ensure maximal fruit expression. When served chilled, this bottling smells like a gravel road after a summer rain, firm and fresh, and leaves me craving a cold slab of terrine or gamey pate.