“I think there’s a
reason why wine figures into so many religions.
There’s something transcendent about it.
It’s sort of the way that music is more than the sum of its parts. You have all these elements that make up the
terroir that wine can communicate.” …. Maynard James Keenan
Ah, Cabernet Franc! You have enjoyed it from the cool growing
area of the Loire Valley in France and from the Finger Lakes AVA in New York. Lighter. Fresh. A good call for transitioning
from winter’s heavy reds to summer’s lighter ones. And this too is from France, so it must be the
same as the Chinon from the Loire that you are so used to. Except it’s not. Not better. Not less better. Just
different. It is, after all, from the
south of France where the climate is Mediterranean. Different terroir.
Different wine. But try it with an herb
crusted rib eye steak and tell me it’s not very good.
It’s also amazingly priced with
an ARP of $10.
Aromas of black licorice, rose, sweet
black raspberry and kirsch. On the palate: raspberry liquor. Red berry fruit,
ripe but unsweet. A tone of mashed, cooked fruit and vanilla. Finishes with
tannins just enough to be noted while coating the back of your upper teeth.
The 150-acre Domaine Laroque has
been making wine on the rocky hills just outside the fortified city of
Carcassonne (a sub-region of Languedoc-Roussillon) in southern France) since
the sixth century. It is 100% Cabernet
Franc, a not-too-common offering when unblended from France. Unique in the concentration
of its fruit, the area is known for producing wines with dusty rose
characteristics. Tasters often refer to
this wine’s notes of red currant, cranberry and tobacco with earthy and herbal
notes and a hint of black pepper. Some pick
up notes of caramelized tomato paste.
Whatever you detect, if you enjoy
Cabernet Franc, this is one you won’t want to miss.
Sante!
………….Jim
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ETCETERA
ALC: 13.5%
Imported By: Aquitaine
Wine USA (Berkley CA)
Classification: IGP
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