Domaine de la Chevalerie

Bretêche Cabernet Franc

8.77 ratings
9.01 pro ratings
Bourgueil, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Josh Morgenthau

Quite good. Black pepper, very tart fruits, some barnyard, complex acid, chalky tannins. Reminiscent of cool climate syrah.

Feels young still. Not giving much pleasure yet and likely won’t in the first 10 years.

Quite good. Black pepper, very tart fruits, some barnyard, complex acid, chalky tannins. Reminiscent of cool climate syrah.

Feels young still. Not giving much pleasure yet and likely won’t in the first 10 years.

Dec 28th, 2021
Michal Rosenn

dust and pepper, tart red fruit. lovely

dust and pepper, tart red fruit. lovely

Aug 24th, 2023
Ray S
8.6

One of the bottles from a recent Old World vs New World cab francs. Clean but not very well balanced. Reminds me of the pencil sharpener in grade school. I’ve been wanting to try more from Loire Valley but this just didn’t do it for me.

One of the bottles from a recent Old World vs New World cab francs. Clean but not very well balanced. Reminds me of the pencil sharpener in grade school. I’ve been wanting to try more from Loire Valley but this just didn’t do it for me.

Mar 3rd, 2021
Sophia Bush

Red fruit, pepper. A little young...

Red fruit, pepper. A little young...

May 28th, 2020
Xavi

Very distinctive start and finish. Fruity acid start that mellows down into slight oakiness.

Very distinctive start and finish. Fruity acid start that mellows down into slight oakiness.

Jun 22nd, 2019
Dylan D

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Apr 3rd, 2019
Pooneet K

Nice Cab Franc from Bourgeil. Quite earthy and a bit of game to accompany dark fruit blackberry on the nose. Medium body and tannins, medium acid, a bit rustic on the finish. Nice wine.

Nice Cab Franc from Bourgeil. Quite earthy and a bit of game to accompany dark fruit blackberry on the nose. Medium body and tannins, medium acid, a bit rustic on the finish. Nice wine.

Oct 13th, 2018