Sylvie Augereau VdF Rejouissances 2023 RFLASH which builds texture and pushes

which builds texture and pushes the wine toward saline and savory rather than a wall of gooseberry

with toffee

Smooth and approachable but with a fruity complexity from 100% estate-grown blue weber agave

this wine drinks like a conversation between Sonoma's cool mountains and the sea

which is part of why it carries so much structure

Sylvie Augereau VdF Rejouissances 2023 RFLASH which builds texture and pushesRejouissances means rejoicing, which tells you exactly what the bottle is for. Sylvie Augereau, founder of the Loire's riotous La Dive Bouteille festival, farms just 1. 5 hectares of old vines by hand and horse, using almost no sulfur and on some cuvees none at all. This one is a 50 50 blend of Pineau d'Aunis and Grolleau, two Loire grapes nobody plants for prestige and everybody drinks for pleasure. It is fresh, peppery and light on its feet: red