This was a TERRIFIC Cabernet Franc red from the Loire. Lots of character, flavor, and ageing potential.
Eye: Extremely saturated black mulberry color.
Nose: Ripe, complex nose of blackberry, smoky embers, baking spices, and intense, stony minerality.Mouth: Concentrated, ripe, and tannic, with surprisingly full body (for a wine from this northerly, cool region) and unsurprisingly good acidity. Youthful flavors of ripe cassis and blackberry, with, again, lots of stony minerality.
Score: 90+
Cellar or drink? Although enjoyable now, this wine will clearly be better in 2-4 years.
Price/store: Was $22.99 at Houston Wine Merchant (on South Shepherd).
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