Le Rocher des Violettes Montlouis Petillant Originel, Loire, France 2019 Chateau Mauvesin Barton The 2021 Refugio Pinot Noir

The 2021 Refugio Pinot Noir has a bright ruby color and an expressive nose

Spectacular aromas of crushed berries

So many white flowers that they fall out of the bouquet

with tons of fruit intensity but none of the harder edges that have characterized some previous vintages

The NV Brut Rosé is another gorgeous wine in this range

Le Rocher des Violettes Montlouis Petillant Originel, Loire, France 2019 Chateau Mauvesin Barton The 2021 Refugio Pinot NoirA mid gold hue, with abundant pastry notes, honeysuckle, orange balm and oatmeal accents, pointing toward a fuller weighted, very ripe and ambitious Mountlouis fizz. A warm year. This is a commune that has strutted past Vouvray on the opposite side of the Loire, and is today responsible for a good swag of the most exciting white wine producers in the region, if not the world. The wine finishes textural and bright, marked by chenin's lanolin, tarte