A la Natural - Patric Bouju X Action Bronson
A true rarity and unicorn of a wine. I bought it at Yard in Paris, where they had discovered a forgotten case of this bottle and were selling off the last remaining stock. There are likely only a handful of bottles from the 2016 vintage left in the world. This was the very first vintage they ever produced of this collaboration.
The wine is a collaboration between Action Bronson, Patrick Bouju, and Clovis, this wine holds a unique place in natural wine history. In many ways, Action Bronson was one of the key figures who helped bring the natural wine movement into the spotlight, and this was the first wine he ever made. One could easily argue that this is the wine that helped spark the entire natural wine hype.
The wine is surprisingly still alive and carries a lot of red fruit flavors, a bit of earthy spice and some cola. Its a bit of Bret in it but not too much that it spoils the wine. The tannins is starting to mellow out, and is well integrated into the wine. It would survive a couple of more years, but i find it quite pleasant now. Im 91p on this bottle.