2023 Domaine Frantz Saumon 'Vin de Frantz' Menu Pineau Vin de France Pierluigi Zampaglione 26% Sonoma Coast

26% Sonoma Coast

and watermelon with a finish evocative of autumn and deciduous forest floor—October leaves and wet soil • Non-chill filtered

This is a somewhat obscure vinification technique referred to in France as “flottaison” (flotation) or “trempouiller” (to dip

After cross-referencing manuals in three languages

the grapes are placed in lagar

2023 Domaine Frantz Saumon 'Vin de Frantz' Menu Pineau Vin de France Pierluigi Zampaglione 26% Sonoma CoastFrantz Saumon has been making wine in Montlouis since 2002 when he graduated from oenology school. Instead of taking the traditional route and working for an established producer to learn the ropes, Frantz jumped in feet first and purchased a small plot of land of his own. A slightly obsessive, serious minded vigneron, Frantz set out to make "true Montlouis"; to this end, he has converted the vineyards to organic viticulture, only relies on indigenous