2021 Patrick Corbineau, Vin de France, Le Clos Site_Les Aussy producing generous fruit

producing generous fruit

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His mentor is Giampiero Bea — one of Umbria's most uncompromising natural winemakers — and that influence shows in every decision made here

2021 Patrick Corbineau, Vin de France, Le Clos Site_Les Aussy producing generous fruitThis hard to find, old school Loire Cabernet Franc producer is a one man show, and the last winemaker standing in his tiny village of Candes St. Martin. It is where the Loire and the Vienne Rivers meet. He works tirelessly with a horse in his 6ha of vines totally organically, manually harvesting and never spraying or fertilizing whereas his lazy neighbors think hes crazy. The wines are pure and honest and decidedly old school. He bottles and ships