Franc de Pied Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc

In a terrific place now. Gorgeously vivid red berry fruit. Smoke and mega minerals. Almost could pass as a white wine if it was in a color covering glass. Lots of white pepper. Some florals. Very fragrant in a fancy bubble bath way. The palate is so so lush, with stunning texture as amazingly vivid fruit. Wow. Coats your mouth and saturates with lush berry fruit and tons of minerals. It’s amazingly long and so pure. Outrageous. Wonderful wine.

nice. frankly lacking a bit of finesse, but delicious in a straightforward kind of way.

April 2021. Included in our blind cab franc tasting, September 2020. Uninteresting then. Tried again m. Still not interesting. Light-Medium bodied. Acidic but not much going on. I had high hopes based on others reviews and > 90 score. Hmm. Maybe waited too long? Whatever the reason, I’m not impressed. 🙁

Ripe but bright, juicy. A bit over-extracted. Clipped finish.

Super crunchy. From our tasting at Domaine des Roche Neuve.

Green on the nose. High acid.

At Convivial in DC with butterflied roast chicken (with five spice seasoning).

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