Catherine & Pierre Breton Trinch! 2021

It makes sense when you taste this bottle that the Bretons are famous for their pioneering role in natural wine. You might point to their mastery of organic farming and low-intervention winemaking methods—pillars of the movement—or their cuvées’ universal appeal, which goes in the face of the wine world’s sometimes elitist tendencies. But at the core of things, their cuvée Trinch! simply tastes like a product of nature: it captures the spirit of crushed Cabernet Franc grapes in their purest form, a jolly, slightly hazy nectar of brambles and peppercorn that has made its way into bottle for the sole purpose of our enjoyment.