2023 Damien Guadagnolo Gamay VDF Oregon Red Vanessa Cherruau took over Plaisance

Vanessa Cherruau took over Plaisance in 2019 — a city girl

so the wine has some stuffing

the same village

Juan Carlos López de Lacalle walked away from the Rioja DOCa rather than let a bureaucratic label obscure the identity of individual villages — "Laguardia alone is bigger than Châteauneuf-du-Pape

2023 Damien Guadagnolo Gamay VDF Oregon Red Vanessa Cherruau took over PlaisanceGamay outside Beaujolais rarely gets this exciting. Whole bunch natural vinification has preserved intense aromatic purity ripe black fruits, sweet spices, and floral notes while the palate is fleshy, fine grained, and finishes with a mineral freshness that keeps everything in balance. A harmonious, joyful pour from one of the Jura's most compelling new voices. Serve with a slight chill.