Ritournelle – French for “always the same old story.” Yet, the tale spun by Miléna Cugny and Benjamin Joinville is anything but repetitive! After opening a wine bar in Dinard (winner of Le Guide Fooding’s 2023 Best Watering Hole award), the duo has taken things a step further, crossing the Rance River and opening a luminous wine shop filled with living gems. Displayed on the light wood shelves, bottles pick up the light with the crackling sound of Quincy Jones or Cigarettes After Sex playing on vinyl in the background: a thrilling Alagos Chardonnay-Chenin blend from Les Vignes de Yavanna in Anjou (€20); Quartet, a vibrant Roussillon skin-contact red bursting with fresh, fruity notes (€19); Les Cognaux, an impressive zero-dosage Champagne by Ruppert-Leroy (€58); SP68, a Sicilian wine by Arianna Occhipinti, available in both red and white (€26)… With such an impressive selection, why would you go anywhere else? // Yvonne Gambetta
THE BULLET-PROOF BOTTLE: Les Salines (€17), an Anjou chenin from Robin Carette with mouthwatering mineral and saline notes.
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