Santini Frères "Ton Rouge" Coteaux Bourguignons, Burgundy, France 2022

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THE WINE: Pinot noir and gamay.

THE PRODUCER: Chris Santini comes from French and American blood, with roots in Tunisia, Corsica and the USA where he grew up. After years travelling and tasting with Kermit Lynch all over France he got the itch to start making wine and releasied his first commercial vintage from his friend Christophe Pacalet’s cellar in 2013. Since then he has moved to his own space in Auxey-Duresses, a hundred year old cuverie that has never seen commercial enzymes or yeasts. The focus is on producing “vins de soif” – wine made to quench your thirst and be consumed with fervor.

The fruit is sourced from interesting and unique Terroirs that are off the beaten track in Burgundy, Beaujolais and elsewhere. They partner with honest and environmentally conscious growers to bring in organic fruit with their ultimate goal is to produce accessible, naturally made easy drinking wines - the same types of wines their Corsican and French ancestors enjoyed for generations.