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The 2023 Le Closier is a succulent style that still manages to achieve a sense of restraint. Just 30% spent nine months in barrel for nine months, followed by nine more months in bottle before release. It is refined, elegant and already drinking well despite its youth. Expect primary fruit flavors of raspberry and rhubarb, a light body and sweet fruit flesh on the mid-palate. Delicate tannins coat the palate and show a sensitive hand.
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.
Marked by great châteaux built with the same tuffeau limestone that is also responsible for the excavation of so many of the famed Loire caves, Saumur is famous for its Chenin blanc based sparkling wines. Inside the Saumur region, Saumur-Champigny creates some of the Loire’s greatest Cabernet Francs.