Les Athletes du Vin VdF Chenin Blanc 2024 Wine Bar | Featured Red a brush of cedar

a brush of cedar

which is unusual in a category dominated by bright red and orange dyes

If you still think California Syrah means jam

This 2023 vintage captures crushed stones

a meaty crack of black pepper and bacon fat

Les Athletes du Vin VdF Chenin Blanc 2024 Wine Bar | Featured Red a brush of cedarLes Athletes du Vin is a negociant project from the Loire's natural wine collective Vini be Good, gathering organically farmed fruit from a lineup of excellent growers into honest, affordable bottlings (look for the playful Michel Tolmer artwork). Chenin Blanc is the Loire's great white grape, and this version keeps it bright and direct: orchard fruit, citrus and a chalky lift, fermented in steel to let the fruit sing. Cheerful, mineral, and an