Menu Pineau, also known as "Arbois" is described in Wine Grapes  (J. Robinson et al.) as "an old variety from the Val de Loire named after its similarity to Gros Pineau (Chenin Blanc)...although it has nothing to do with the...

Menu Pineau, also known as "Arbois" is described in Wine Grapes  (J. Robinson et al.) as "an old variety from the Val de Loire named after its similarity to Gros Pineau (Chenin Blanc)...although it has nothing to do with the...

The wonderful Les Capriades "Pepin la Bulle" is 50% Menu Pineau & 50% Chenin in 2015 that spends 3 years sur lie. A really fine bead and tons of acidity, per usual, with some nice richness and body from the...

The Lise and Betrand Jousset 2022 Menu Pineau (aka Arbois or Orbois) is a balanced and beautiful expression of this unusual grape, complete with enigmatic label by Michel Tolmer. A probable native of the Loire, similar to Meslier according to...

The lovely 2023 Tessier Cheverny Blanc is 80% Sauvignon Blanc with 10 % each of Menu Pineau and Chardonnay, farmed organically since 1998 and made with minimal SO2. Aromatically, there are a lot of textbook Sauv Blanc notes, but it...

100% Menu Pineau. Tasted in February of 2023, this wine was sensational with extraordinary herbal, mineral, citrus and white fruit aromas and flavors, elegant and vibrant - please leave some for us!  Brin de Chèvre ("goat's hay") comes from two...

This is perhaps the most impressive Menu Pineau wine we've ever had, especially in recent years. Herbal, mineral, citrus and white fruit aromas and flavors, elegant and vibrant - please leave some for us! Brin de Chèvre ("goat's hay") comes...

"Montcrochet" is a delicious new Cheverny Blanc from Herve Villemade, from 3 terroirs - sand/flint, clay/flint silex, and silt. A blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Rose, Chardonnay, and Menu Pineau. Lovely wine, showed beautifully in France in February '24. EL's...