Les Aussigouins, 2019 vegan Say no more

Say no more

even if you can't pronounce quinoa

fermented and aged for 18 months in both stoneware and old barrels

a lightness of touch is preferred and extraction of any overbearing tannic structure avoided

This is a luxurious red with a bit more brightness and complexity than vintages gone by with assertive tannins

Les Aussigouins, 2019 vegan Say no more2019 was a dry, warm vintage, so this is powerful and rich Chenin, but its also remarkably vibrant. The forty year old vines grow on a schist terroir adjacent to the esteemed Les Noels De Montbenaul plot from Richard Leroy, and after whole bunches are directly pressed, the juice is aged on its lees in barrel, before bottling without filtration, fining, and only minimal levels of sulphur added. Concentrated and intense, this is drinking well now, but