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Region
Loire
Grape
Cabernet Franc
Age of Vines
40 years
Soil
Black loam infused with deep beds of limestone
Farming
Organic
Notes
Unfined/Unfiltered

Pur Breton

Olivier Cousin

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Olivier Cousin cultivates 12 hectares of vines in and around Martigne Briand, which is nestled in the fertile and generous Loire Valley. His vineyards are planted with Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Grolleau and Chenin Blanc. Since 2012 Olivier has passed on the production of Gamay, Grolleau, Chenin Blanc, and Pineau d’aunis to his son Baptiste. Olivier, in semi-retirement now, only works with Cabernet Franc, which was always his favorite grape to vinify. All of the wines Cousin crafts are certified biodynamic. He plows his vineyards with his horse Joker, and only uses indigenous yeasts and shuns enzymes, sugar and sulfites. Cousin crafts wines that celebrate the harmony that exists between man and nature. His hard work and understanding of the vines in his small Loire Valley vineyard represent some of the finest natural wines that are currently available in the United States.

Vinification Method: The grapes are hand-harvested, brought to the winery by a horse, destemmed and gently pressed. Only natural yeasts are used and the juice undergoes an extended maceration. Aged in old oak barrels.

Tasting Note: Ripe plum, juicy cherry, red apple core and chalk tones dominate the nose. Crushed strawberries mixed with invigoratingly fresh Bing cherry and red apple flavors explode on the palate.

-Jenny & Francois

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