Sylvie Augereau VdF Rejouissances 2023 050526OFFER O Estranxeiro means "the foreigner"

O Estranxeiro means "the foreigner" in Galician — a nod to the fact that Eulogio Pomares is technically an outsider in Ribeira Sacra

Thai is flamboyantly beautiful and deep

Think of it as a mountain cousin to Nebbiolo: similarly savory and structured

and the restraint shows

Sylvie Augereau VdF Rejouissances 2023 050526OFFER O Estranxeiro means "the foreigner"Rejouissances means rejoicing, which tells you exactly what the bottle is for. Sylvie Augereau, founder of the Loire's riotous La Dive Bouteille festival, farms just 1. 5 hectares of old vines by hand and horse, using almost no sulfur and on some cuvees none at all. This one is a 50 50 blend of Pineau d'Aunis and Grolleau, two Loire grapes nobody plants for prestige and everybody drinks for pleasure. It is fresh, peppery and light on its feet: red