Emile Balland Coteaux du Giennois En Attendant Les Beaux Jours 2024 Region:Loire exposed to wind and frosty

exposed to wind and frosty nights at elevation

who leave behind the staid confines of the Cotes du Rhone to make wine without rules

The aromas alone set this wine in a class of one: candied lemon peel

Peacocks roam their vineyards to control pests

The wine shines with its own ruby red light

Emile Balland Coteaux du Giennois En Attendant Les Beaux Jours 2024 Region:Loire exposed to wind and frostyIt is easy to imagine clarity in a visual sense. We are used to thinking of picture clarity or the quality of eyesight with simple metrics that measure the sharpness of what we see. This scale actually applies to all our senses. We hear things with varying degrees of definition. We also smell and taste and feel things with different degrees of clarity. Those last three senses all engage with wine, and the best wines smell, taste, and feel sharper.