Jean-Pierre Robinot L'Opéra des Vins Les Années Folles 2022
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| Management number | 253563704 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$16.40 | Model Number | 253563704 | ||
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Les Années Folles is a pétillant naturel made by méthode ancestrale from grapes sourced in the Jasnières area of the Loir Valley. The blend is 60% Chenin Blanc and 40% Pineau d'Aunis. Although the fruit comes from vineyards within the Jasnières appellation boundaries, Robinot does not submit the wine for appellation approval — it is labeled Vin de France. The 2022 shows the characteristic salmon tint that comes from brief skin contact with the red-skinned Pineau d'Aunis.
This is the négociant label of Jean-Pierre Robinot, operating as L'Opéra des Vins. Under this line, he sources grapes from trusted growers in the Jasnières and Coteaux du Loir area who farm organically. The winemaking approach is the same as for his estate wines: spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, aging on lees in old oak barrels in tuffeau cave cellars, and bottling without fining, filtration, or added sulfites. The pét-nat finishes its fermentation in bottle, trapping residual CO2 for a fine, persistent bead.
The vineyards sit on Turonian tuffeau — a soft, porous chalk — that breaks down into flinty clay on steep south-facing slopes. This soil type gives wines from the area their signature minerality and taut acidity. Pineau d'Aunis contributes white pepper spice, red berry fruit, and dried floral notes, while Chenin Blanc brings structure, citrus, and stone fruit depth. The wine is dry, with low residual sugar and no dosage added at disgorgement.
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