{"product_id":"attention-chenin-mechant-2025-nicolas-reau","title":"Attention Chenin Méchant 2025, Nicolas Reau","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe name riffs on the French warning for a mean dog, but Attention Chenin Mechant is far more welcoming than its label suggests. Nicolas Reau makes this bottling from organically grown Chenin purchased from a former intern. The fruit is directly pressed; fermentation begins in tank and finishes on the lees in used oak barrels, where the wine matures for six months. At just 11.5% alcohol, the 2025 balances Chenin's natural breadth with real lift. Pear, green apple and Meyer lemon meet white flowers, a touch of honeycomb and the grape's familiar waxy texture, while mineral acidity and a lightly saline finish keep everything focused. It is natural wine in a clean, composed key: expressive, dry and easy to bring to the table with goat cheese, sautéed trout, roast chicken, shellfish or vegetable dishes built around squash and herbs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Winery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBefore he made wine, Nicolas Reau was a professional pianist. In 1994, an advertisement for a viticulture and enology program prompted a sharp change of score; he trained in Montagne-Saint-Emilion, then headed north to the Loire. Reau took over a 28-hectare property in 1998, but after several years of study and experience, he kept only the five hectares he believed in most. Clos des Treilles was born, with its first vintage released in 2002 near Sainte-Radegonde at the southern edge of Anjou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReau works primarily with Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc, farming organically and using biodynamic practices without making certification the headline. His cellar approach follows the same logic: native yeast, little manipulation and careful harvesting that favors phenolic ripeness without high potential alcohol. The goal is not natural wine as a collection of quirks, but wine that holds onto the fruit's energy, acidity and place. That former musician's instinct still shows; Reau's best wines feel less composed by formula than tuned until every note has room to sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T Edward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62367830605880,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/8711\/6344\/files\/Nicolas_Reau_Attention_Chenin_2025.jpg?v=1787184479","url":"https:\/\/doctorbirdmarket.com\/products\/attention-chenin-mechant-2025-nicolas-reau","provider":"Doctorbird Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}