2021 Patrick Corbineau, Vin de France, Le Clos Cuvee_Sursis The "Ripaille" rouge is sourced

The "Ripaille" rouge is sourced from a specific lieu-dit where hard limestone and tuffeau soils dictate a lean

Thanks to this pure light

and farming follows biodynamic practices

followed by a restrained aging regimen in approximately 20% new oak

2021 Patrick Corbineau, Vin de France, Le Clos Cuvee_Sursis The "Ripaille" rouge is sourcedThis hard to find, old school Loire Cabernet Franc producer is a one man show, and the last winemaker standing in his tiny village of Candes St. Martin. It is where the Loire and the Vienne Rivers meet. He works tirelessly with a horse in his 6ha of vines totally organically, manually harvesting and never spraying or fertilizing whereas his lazy neighbors think hes crazy. The wines are pure and honest and decidedly old school. He bottles and ships