Loire Valley Cabernet Franc is one of the under-rated jewels of the wine world. At its best, it is aromatically expressive, no more than medium bodied, tremendously fresh and bright. There are few other red wines that offer better drinking when the sun is out.
This particular example ticks all of the boxes. Being grown on sandy soils, it is relatively light, with soft tannins. It is a wine to enjoy now and over the next year or two, preferably with rare lamb chops straight off the barbecue.
2015 ST NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL ‘SABLES’
Producer: Domine du Mortier
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Region: Loire Valley, France
ABV: 12.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $35.00
Date tasted: 30 October 2016
Tasting Note:
Bright ruby red. Typical Cabernet France nose of blackcurrant leaf, redcurrant and lead pencil shavings. Medium bodied, soft and supple. Cabernet France to a tee – savoury and elegant, but not lean or austere. Easygoing and confident.
Score: 16/20
This particular example ticks all of the boxes. Being grown on sandy soils, it is relatively light, with soft tannins. It is a wine to enjoy now and over the next year or two, preferably with rare lamb chops straight off the barbecue.
2015 ST NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL ‘SABLES’Producer: Domine du Mortier
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Region: Loire Valley, France
ABV: 12.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $35.00
Date tasted: 30 October 2016
Tasting Note:
Bright ruby red. Typical Cabernet France nose of blackcurrant leaf, redcurrant and lead pencil shavings. Medium bodied, soft and supple. Cabernet France to a tee – savoury and elegant, but not lean or austere. Easygoing and confident.
Score: 16/20
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