Carignan /   Pinot Noir, from Burgundy and South of France
Vintage: 2018
Volume:750ml
 
 
Thomas Pico started Pattes Loup in 2004 working on 2.5ha under the wing of his friends Alice and Olivier de Moor, with whom he runs the renowned wine fair Chai l’Un Chai l’Autre in chablis. The domaine takes its name after a vineyard planted by Thomas in the lieu-dit of Pattes-Loup (meaning wolf’s paw) which he inherited from his dear grandfather whom he was very close to.
Thomas initially worked as an employee at his family's Domaine de Bois d'Yver in Courgis and, following his grandfather’s death, managed to convince his father to stop using chemicals and convert their vineyards to organic, finally reaching certification in 2009. In an appellation where an overuse of herbicides and pesticides is unfortunately still the norm, Pattes Loup and its fastidiously tended low-yielding vines, happily living among a wide array of wildflowers and plants, feels like a world apart. His wines, made in this wonderful environment with the grapes ripened to their healthiest extremes, are made using a variety of Vat and ageing, offering a Chablis that has never been seen before.
 
In 2018, Thomas Pico trieｄ his hand at red winemaking with a fine blend of Carignan and Pinot Noir. The nose has strawberry, cherry and noble vegetal notes. On the palate, you will find a greedy and easy to drink juice with the base of the Carignan in the attack and in the heart of the mouth and then a finish that pinotes wonderfully.