Olivier Cousin "Pur Breton" 2024

Olivier Cousin "Pur Breton" 2024Press 4 Mix Red June July 2026 Direct Press Selection Olivier Cousin is in semi retirement these days. He has fully earned his stars as a natural wine pioneer in the Loire Valley. He's scaled back his production and given up most of his acreage to his son Baptiste, who is a leading natural wine figure in his own right. Cousin's wines are still as wild and uncompromising as ever, yet I also am pleased to find they withstand a level of scrutiny that

With almost prickly acidity and a finish that reminds me of Orangina

Cyril feels that the appellation rules don't reflect the history or the present of the Cote Catalanes

He is known for frequent collaboration with other winemakers

and a touch of earth

Cote du Py is one of the famous hillsides in Morgon

Anyone who has tasted these library releases from Pato know that they stand up to some of the greatest

like sundried tomatoes and fresh cured salami

The Gris Gris is grown on vineyards set atop a cliff overlooking the Mediterrenean Sea

going back to Evelyne's great aunt

with a nervy backbone of grip and earth

70% Pippins Apples

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