Domaine De Montrieux HopHopHop 2020Region: France Appellation: Loire Color Style: Sparkling Grapes: Chenin Blanc, Pineau d'Aunis Ariane Lesn started working in wine since the early 1990s taking on many different roles. She worked in retail, distribution, and even had a stint at the renowned Domaine de lArlot, in Nuits St. Georges. She fell in love with Pineau daunis during her time working in Paris, as the varietal reminded her of great Pinot Noirs, but with elevated aromatics

Relatively complex fragrances of black fruits

Appellation: Côtes du Roussillon

where the chalk is very close to the surface

woodsmoke and vanillin oak

Tasting Notes

They farm just over 4 hectares

Employing natural-yeast fermentations

She doesn't over extract

It offers a beautiful nose made of mirabelle

the oak neatly integrated here (20%)

showing beautiful soil inflection

Gina Giugni is a second generation biodynamic farmer and winemaker