Olivier Cousin "Pur Breton" 2022 varietal_Elbling and nothing in the cellar

and nothing in the cellar except for a small sulfur addition

but this one has a noticeable grip to it

grapes grown on vines that are trained in the ancient Tendone method

[Cara Conaboy

aged in cement galileo

Olivier Cousin "Pur Breton" 2022 varietal_Elbling and nothing in the cellarPress 4 Red September 2023 Direct Press Selection Olivier Cousin is in semi retirement these days. He has fully earned his stars as a natural wine pioneer in the Loire Valley. He's scaled back his production and given up most of his acreage to his son Baptiste, who is a leading natural wine figure in his own right. Cousin's wines are still as wild and uncompromising as ever, yet I also am pleased to find they withstand a level of scrutiny that