Olivier Cousin "Pur Breton" 2022

Olivier Cousin "Pur Breton" 2022Press 4 Red September 2023 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

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and was awarded Spain's top prize for sommeliers in 2010

a Collio Bianco and Rosso

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typical for the area

but are also some the best values in California natural wine

Riccardo Baldi’s vineyards are only 22 miles from the Adriatic Sea but bring another dimension to the concept of “coastal wine

Overall a study in graceful balance

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Direct Press Selection | December 2021

with Cabernet Franc that earnestly expresses subtle differences in soil types

and because the wines are still somewhat under-appreciated by Americans represent an insane value