Domaine du Petit Oratoire 'En Attendant Les Copains Rouge' 2020 Gifts

Domaine du Petit Oratoire 'En Attendant Les Copains Rouge' 2020 GiftsLori Haon of Domaine du Petit Oratoire is a confident young winemaker: only a couple of years into his project, having started in 2016 on 20 hectares a big chunk of land for a first timer and the fresh and frank wines from this sometimes stodgy appellation are already a treat, with organic farming and biodynamic principles to boot. Sometimes folks will just order Ctes du Rhne because it's a recognizable French appellation for wine; they figure they'll

expressive

linen is the ideal choice when it comes to setting the table

driven with minerality

We're overwhelmed but drinking it anyway

and were doing so long before it became trendy in California—they got their start in 2001

light-to-medium-bodied number by the name of Atanasius

Good value

Pair with roast pork

land of citrus and sunny hard herbs

with notes of honey and caramel against a light punch of spice and citrus

Stately but refreshing

The Chardonnay was sourced from the Knudsen Vineyard in Dundee and the Lone Star Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills