La Pointe 2023 Producer|Olivier Cousin

La Pointe 2023 Producer|Olivier CousinThe first time we have seen any of this singular Gamay in some time, hailing from some of Bouges' oldest vines at 80 years of age. Planted in a gravelly half hectare, wedge shaped vineyard running along a slowly rising ridge the 'point' that gives the wine its name. Chiseled, immaculate, fragrant in many ways a classical expression but at the same time so much that feels unlike a typical take on this varietal. There are all the petrichor notes of wet

This land has been in the Cousins’ family for generations and never subjected to chemical farming

refined and elegant

taking things into a herbal direction in the finish

Only 615 bottles made

On the nose this sweet red wine bursts with clear cut cherry

The extended élevage has lent the wine wonderful depth and complexity

with a nicely upfront

but here we have a little Monastrell and Merlot

a wine born after a night of music

Super versatile

planted over limestone-clay in a secluded pine forest

The result is a brighter