Winemaker Notes
Pierre Breton is this early-release, young-drinking, fruit-forward, hyphen-worthy Bourgueil, loaded with fragrant leather, spice, and brambleberry.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Very fresh, with a bright tobacco leaf note starting off, followed by mouthwatering savory and bay leaf accents and a fresh cherry and damson plum core. Shows good energy through the finish. Drink now through 2022.
Cabernet Franc, a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, is the subtler and more delicate of the Cabernets. Today Cabernet Franc produces outstanding single varietal wines across the wine-producing world. Somm Secret—One of California's best-kept secrets is the Happy Canyon appellation of Santa Barbara. Here Cabernet Franc shines as a single varietal wine or in blends, expressing sumptuous fruit, savory aromas and polished tannins.
On the north bank of the Loire Valley in the western end of the greater Touraine region, Bourgueil makes a sturdy and aromatic Cabernet Franc.
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