VDF Pan x Château Revelette Vin des Potes 2022

VDF Pan x Château Revelette Vin des Potes, super cool natural Rose, on the skins for the Ugni Blanc white grapes, the Cinsaut is destemmed and the Cabernet Sauvignon is fermented with stems on.  They tread with their feet, macerate for 48 hours and ferment in concrete eggs.  They then transfer to old barrels.  What a super characterful glass of Rose, quite full, very juicy, touch funky, (when these full Roses have a very slight VA element, it adds a touch of complexity and texture which makes the wine very gastronomic.)  One of our favourite wines so far this year.  Rose with real style and quality, less than 3000 bottles made, truly artisan.

Yoan Tavares started life working in a Parisian wine shop and bistro before becoming a sommelier at Michelin starred restaurant La Chassagnette.  Basile Passe spent 10 years working as an IT consultant for a Canadian company before a life changing meeting with Stefano Amerighi in Tuscany. This prompted him to start a career in wine, and it was while working in wine shops that he met Yoan and Le Vin des Potes was born.

Basile and Yoan conceived of the Le Vin des Potes name - 'mates wine' - because it captures their ethos of working hand in hand with winemakers and friends whose wine they know and love.  They select parcels of naturally grapes that they can work with and produce small batches, (generally around 5000 bottles) of individualistic wine for that vintage.  Each wine is a one off and may or may not be produced the following year.

Their background in hospitality also helps them style wines which they know will work with top end gastronomy, wines with fantastic balance and acidity, freshness but also a certain depth and intensity.  Their Roses in particular demonstrate this gastronomic style.