Les Vignerons Saint Pourcain La Ficelle 2024 arinto-de-bucelas a hint of melon

a hint of melon

The winemaking is almost identical to the other reds here

with an average structure and intensity

Lifted notes of whole bunch and pepper with underlying plum and strawberry fruits

Les Vignerons Saint Pourcain La Ficelle 2024 arinto-de-bucelas a hint of melonGamay + Pinot Noir blend. 30 years ago before the region was even AOC the co operative of Saint Pourcain borrowed the idea from Mouton Rothschild of launching this wine with a new label each year. In keeping with the approachable nature of this wine its always a cartoonist invited to paint the label. La Ficelle means the string. Story goes that the barkeep would use a knotted string to dip into a patrons flagon to see how much wine they had enjoyed