Domaine de l’Estang Coteaux du Giennois 2023 Region:Loire Crushed rocks

Crushed rocks

Vignalta’s story begins in 1980

The best Pineau d’Aunis resists comparisons

The vines are old – though not as old as some of the domaine’s vines – and craggy

Domaine de l’Estang Coteaux du Giennois 2023 Region:Loire Crushed rocksSancerre is the rising tide that has lifted all of Sauvignon Blancs boats, and the once sleepy appellation Coteaux du Giennois is the latest boat to set sail across the Atlantic. Every year, a new domaine comes across our tasting counter, and every one has the snappy fresh fruit and flinty rim of great Sauvignon Blanc. The latest is the Domaine de lEstang by a fellow named Bertrand Guillot. Trained in Burgundy, he brings a more patient winemaking