Plaisance Penavayre Vin de France Negret Pounjut 2022 tuscany chamomile and yellow blossoms

chamomile and yellow blossoms

with intense nutty character

or burgers with mushrooms in them

with fine-grained tannins

a wine not quite like any other

Plaisance Penavayre Vin de France Negret Pounjut 2022 tuscany chamomile and yellow blossomsSouthwest France is a beautiful tapestry of what local winemakers officially call modest grapes. These are the dozens of very local varieties that have survived from ancient times, persevered through the commercial era and even thrived in Bordeauxs long shadow. Growers like Marc Penavayre have preserved this native stock of vines with quiet dignity, and in places like Fronton just outside Occitanias capital city of Toulouse he makes one of the