Verdier Logel Poycelan Gamay Cotes du Forez - 2023 (750ml) Private Collection brooding layers of spice and

brooding layers of spice and garrigue

(90-92) points Vinous Media

autumnal hues

he's never met an old vine vineyard he didn't like

Finish-Waves of baking spice

Verdier Logel Poycelan Gamay Cotes du Forez - 2023 (750ml) Private Collection brooding layers of spice andThe Ctes du Forez appellation is located between the Loire and Allier rivers in the center of France. The nearest town of note is St. Etienne which was significant to the booming mining industry that dominated the region through the nineteenth century. The miners required a lot of wine to quench their thirst and as late as 1930 there were 5000 hectares planted in Ctes du Forez. Today, there are less than 200. This Gamay wine is made from a unique