Château Tire Pé - Vin de France La Nomade 2019/2020
15/20
RVF
“100% Pineau d'Aunis”
A very old and somewhat forgotten grape variety, Pineau d'Aunis produces here a subtle, charming cuvée blended from two vintages: 2019 and 2020. Certainly native to the southwest, this nomadic grape variety is said to have passed through the Charentes (Aunis and Saintonge) before settling in the Loire Valley, where it thrives particularly well on the banks of the Loir. Aged in terracotta jars, the wine offers delicacy and freshness with notes of red berries, raspberry, spices, and pepper. A delight!
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Nose
Elegant, with intense notes of blackcurrant, spices, pepper, raspberry, and red berries
Palate
Fresh, crisp, and delicate, with a lovely tartness
Serve
At 14-16°C
Drink before
2025
Guard
Ages 0–5
Food and wine pairings
Perfect for barbecues, it makes a delightful addition to a duck crumble or as a dessert on a moist cranberry-sugar ring cake
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 2 stars (A solid, recommendable production, though slightly more conventional and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
On 13.5 hectares, David Barrault produces three main wines: *Tire-pé*, a wine for immediate enjoyment vinified in tanks, made almost exclusively from Merlot; *Les-Malbecs*, from the sole Malbec plot derived from a mass selection; and *La-Côte*, a distinguished wine that doesn’t try to imitate the greats but expresses its own personality. There is also a delicious rosé, powerful and fresh, and, more recently, the “Tire’vin’vite” cuvée—100% Merlot, sulfite-free—to be enjoyed, as its name suggests, quickly; a pure delight.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2023 guide) 15/20 (Good wine)
Rated estate (2023 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
At the very edge of the Saint-Macaire hillsides, near La Réole, the terroir of Hélène and David Barrault’s small estate is something of a curiosity. The soil, studded with limestone that nearly reaches the surface and planted with the classic Merlot, Malbec, and Cabernet Franc, possesses a remarkable identity. Moreover, in 2012 the couple planted massal selections of rare grape varieties, unearthed from the depths of Gironde’s ampelography. Finding the vines was no small feat, but the result in the bottle lives up to expectations. Nothing about the estate is ordinary—neither the grape varieties nor the aging methods, which include demi-muids, concrete tanks, and earthenware jars.