A good, lively, bone dry red weeknight dinner wine from a relatively new appellation in the Loire Valley. It's 50% Cab Franc, 30% Pinot Noir, and 30% Pinot d'Aunis. (Good thing the proprietor is a better winemaker than mathematician.)It's got a clear, vivid ruby violet color. The nose was quite closed the night I opened it, and then I forgot to put a Vacu-Vin (or any kind of) closure on it, and 2 nights later the nose was really nice and open: brambly underbrush, cassis, and an herbal/machine oil note (from the Cab Franc no doubt). Clean, fruity, and brisk in the mouth. Soft-textured and bone dry, with crisp cherry fruit with a mineral/limestoney edge, turning more minerally as the finish faded. Crisp acids. Drink this in the same situations you'd normally reach for a Beaujolais for a change of pace, but make sure to decant it through a Vacu-Vin several hours before serving to let it come around. B+. An excellent value at $12.99 at Arrowine in Arlington.
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