100% Pineau d'Aunis. The Nicolas family's gobelet-trained Pineau d'Aunis vines are scattered across 14 parcels and range in age from 10 to 50 years old. They are planted on flinty clay soils over tuffeau (soft limestone) and have low yields of  around 25 hl/ha. The farming is certified-biodynamic and the harvest is by hand. The berries are destemmed and fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in old barrels. Maceration lasts up to a month, with occasional punchdowns. The wine is aged in used barrels and concrete eggs for a year. "Rouge Gorge" is named in honor of the red-throated European robins inhabiting the vineyards.