Garnier Les Nouettes 2022

Les Nouettes is a red wine by Jean Christophe Garnier produced in Saint Lambert du Lattay, near Anjou, in the Loire Valley. It is obtained from Grolleau and Pineau d’Aunis grapes, carbonic maceration of the whole bunch and aging for 6 months in fibreglass. Fragrant and inebriating on the nose, rich and round on the palate. Pair it with Casatiello and you won’t regret it, it’s a refreshing wine to drink by the bucketful (but away from the steering wheel).

Manufacturer: Jean Christophe Garnier

Les Nouettes

️ Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, Anjou, Loire

Jean Christophe Garnier

Grolleau 50%, Pineau d’Aunis 50%

2022

️  13%

Red wine

The grapes come from silty clay soils, whole bunch vinification with carbonic maceration and aging for 6 months in fiberglass

Fruity and spicy, floral and mineral

Soft and balanced, rich and delicately tannic

Serving temperature 16°-18%

Casatiello

To drink by the bucketful (responsibly)

Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, Anjou

The story of Jean Cristophe Garnier is one to be told. And it’s not too different from that of many of his colleagues who become winemakers chasing a dream. Of Breton origin, Jean Cristophe worked for a decade as a Sommelier in some of the best French restaurants and over the years developed an ever deeper love for natural wine.

So he decides to study oenology and gain experience as an intern at some French companies, including that of MarK Angeli, his mentor.

He subsequently settled in Anjou where he purchased two hectares of Chenin, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc and an old press.

His wines are unmasked, clean, with a light oxidative note and exude passion beyond the glass that contains them, the same that has made them famous throughout France.

In Vigna Jean Cristophe has a poorly interventionist philosophy. In the cellar he uses native yeasts which stimulate spontaneous alcoholic fermentation. It does not use additives, does not filter or clarify.