Pinard et Filles "Autoportrait" Gamay 2021

Pinard et Filles "Autoportrait" Gamay 2021On the forefront of Canadas low intervention wine scene are Pinard et Filles also known as Frdric Simon and Catherine Blanger who have been pioneering the art of making wine with a unique sense of terroir in Quebec, Canada and that means ongoing meticulous experimentation to showcase the Nordic terroir and climate of our neighbor north. On five hectares of land the couple is experimenting with (for the area) rather uncommon Vinifera varieties such as

This domaine has become a point of reference for Savoyard wines

Mont Blanc is the constant in this mountainous landscape

Nico Haunold

a way that allows the plant to form a pergola as the leaf canopy develops and provides protection from the intense sun

It's sizzling and stony with dusty apple skin crunch and almond notes

Rheinhessen

but at a fraction of the price

30 different plots totalling 7 hectares

only the taste

theatrical in their pleasure and presence

oral and straightforward

It's a little more structured