Les Deux Moulins Pinot Noir 2024

Les Deux Moulins Pinot Noir 2024Paris Wine Co is a project built to bring inexpensive, delicious wines to the dinner table. The Parisian company doesn't make the wine; they commission farmer to make it for them. There are two Loire Valley renditions, both classics: a light & peppery, cranberry flavored Pinot, and a mineral crisp, slightly green tasting Sauvignon Blanc. This red is a great add to any grocery list. It's bottled under the broadest Loire Valley appellation, but sourced

November 2021]

There's a touch of funk but it's maybe a 2 on a scale from 1 to 10

Complex and earthy with sage

a winery that might be better known for its Barolas and Barberescos

The Nerello Mascalese (80%) and Nerello Capuccio (20%) are grown on a north-facing plot with fine volcanic sands

a substantial herbaceous salad and lighter red meat preparations

and versatile wine whose easy profile belies a lot of beauty and careful winemaking craft

5% ABV expression of Gamay that brings up memories of a time when the climate in Beaujolais was significantly cooler

With high acid and high — but very balanced — alcohol

But since 2010 Angelo Fongoli has converted his family's estate in Montefalco to a contiguous 35 hectare biodynamic farm with vineyards

And just enough gamey wildness to keep things interesting

followed by about a year of aging in neutral French oak