Pain Perdu, 2021 stock-99 Taste & Terroir: Austria's energy

Taste & Terroir: Austria's energy drink

and a perfect balance of autumnal berries and an earthiness that can only ever be associated to Pinot from Alsace

Based in the hamlet of Couffy situated just below the Le Cher river in the Loire valley

Full of dark fruit

With its warm gold colour and unusual profile

Pain Perdu, 2021 stock-99 Taste & Terroir: Austria's energyClaire and Florent Bejon are currently making some of the most interesting wines within the Loire region and specifically Chinon. Pain Perdu is made from 50 year old Cabernet Franc from sandy, limestone rich soils. They were fermented whole bunch for 3 weeks before being pressed to vats, old barrels and amphorae. Beautifully concentrated red fruits, its got that Cab Franc white pepper thing, herbaceous, spicy notes, whilst remaining totally delicate