Domaine Lionnet Rien Que du Carignan 2021 NO WINE SEARCHER Nots of leather

Nots of leather

700-square-foot facility just outside Chicago

Jean-Marc Pillot — distinct from cousins Paul Pillot and Fernand & Laurent Pillot — is a fourth-generation Chassagne white-wine specialist

who farm organically

The vines sit on a terrace roughly 1

Domaine Lionnet Rien Que du Carignan 2021 NO WINE SEARCHER Nots of leatherA revelation: 95 year old Carignan vines from the schist slopes of Saint Chinian, bottled for only the third time from this ancient half hectare parcel. Punchily spicy yet beguiling in its purity, this deeply mineral expression flirts with elegance, offering raspberry, redcurrant, and a whisper of dried cranberry. Fermented naturally and aged in used barrelspure, uncompromising Carignan that demands discovery.