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(April 27, 2023) … <\/strong><\/em>There were three event today – and … <\/p>\n Morning: <\/strong>Cabernet Franc in the Loire Valley, 2000 years of history (Masterclass)<\/em><\/p>\n Today, we dove deep into the realm of Cabernet Franc – these are some point form notes about the class and tasting.<\/p>\n – Cabernet Fran’s presumed origin is in Northern Spain and there it takes its name “Biturica”; the name comes from the people who inhabited the land “Bituriges” who controlled Northern France (including the Loire) …Another name for the grape is Breton, which appears in Anjou and Tourain.<\/p>\n – Cabernet Sauvignon \/ Merlot and Carmenere are all descendents of the grape (this was proved positive in 2012). All wines are 100% Cabernet Franc<\/p>\n Château de Passavant 2021 Anjou Rouge<\/em><\/span> (Anjou) Domaine des Rochelles 2019 Breton<\/em><\/span> (Brissac) Domaine des Sanzay 2020 Vieilles Vignes<\/em><\/span> (Saumur Champigny) Maison Nau 2021 Bourgueil<\/em><\/span> (Bourgueil) <\/p>\n Afternoon:<\/strong> GOOD<\/strong> BETTER<\/strong> An Evening with Vouvray<\/strong> Fine Bulles (Bubbles)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n GOOD<\/strong> BETTER<\/strong> Still Wines<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n GOOD BETTER<\/strong> (April 27, 2023) … There were three event today – and … Morning: Cabernet Franc in the Loire Valley, 2000 years of history (Masterclass) Today, we dove deep into the realm of Cabernet Franc – these are some point form notes about the class and tasting. – Cabernet Fran’s presumed origin is in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-the-road-with-the-grape-guy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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CF … presumed origin Northern Spain – originally called “Biturica” … C.S. \/ Merlot \/ Carmenere are all descendants of the grape (testing proved in 2012) – Bituriges people controlled Nothern France including Loire … Cabernet Franc was called Breton in Anjou and Touraine.<\/p>\n
Light and earthy – nice acidity – playful dark fruit with tobacco notes<\/p>\n
Nice fruit and floral, along with hints of mocha and a long lingering finish.
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Domaine Fabien Demois 2020 Domaine de Doulaye<\/em><\/span> (Chinon)
Tobacco and spice dominate the palate with subtle smoke and medium dark fruit; Notes of herbal on the finish.
Domaine du Mortier 2020 Dyonisos<\/em><\/span> (St Nicolas De Bourgueil)
Rich texture and mouthfeel; new world in style: plum, blackberry with subtle white pepper; high-toned and a tobacco finish – there is a kind of paint thinner note I found really distracting and detracting.<\/p>\n
Fresh and fruit driven, nice minerality – red fruits dominated by currant and cherry.
Domaine Saint Landor 2019 L’Oblige<\/em><\/span> (Saumur Puy Notre Dame)
Smoked-cherry, hints of oak, blackberry, cassis and tobacco.
Domaine de la Paleine 2020 Saumur Rouge Paleine<\/em><\/span> (Saumur Rouge) ![\"Paleine\"](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Loire2_9.jpg\")
Herbal-tobacco nose … with raspberry, black cherry and woodsy notes linger to the finish – nose goes one way, palate goes another – palate wins for favourability.<\/p>\n
More red fruit expression with some chalky, mineral components, good acidity and a Pinot Noir like finish.<\/p>\n![\"Muscadet](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Loire2_6.jpg\")
Theme:<\/strong> Fresh & Fruity<\/em>
Feature:<\/strong> Different Muscadet Cru wines, IGP Val de Loire Chardonnay wines<\/em><\/p>\n
Bedouet Vigneron 2020 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Le Pallet<\/span><\/em> – (100% Melon Blanc)
Domaine de la Renne 2021 IGP Val de Loire<\/em><\/span> – (100% Melon Blanc)
Domaine de L’Epinay 2019 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Clisson<\/em><\/span> – (100% Melon Blanc)
Domaine des Hautes Ouches 2020 Chardonnay Fût de Chêne IGP Val de Loire<\/em><\/span> – (100% Melon Blanc)
Domaine Henri Poiron et Fils 2015 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Monnières St Fiacre<\/em><\/span> – (100% Melon Blanc)
Fief de la Brie 2019 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Gorges<\/em><\/span> – (100% Melon Blanc)
Vignoble Cogné 2022 Chardonnay IGP Val de Loire<\/em><\/span> – (100% Chardonnay)
Vignoble de la Patelière Chardonnay IGP Val de Loire<\/em><\/span> – (100% Chardonnay)<\/p>\n
Château Briace 2014 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Goulaine<\/em> <\/span>– (100% Melon Blanc)
Château du Cleray 2018 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Vallet<\/em><\/span> – (100% Melon Blanc)
Domaine de Chaintré Chardonnay IGP Val de Loire<\/em><\/span> – (100% Chardonnay) ![\"Chaintre\"](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Loire2_3.jpg\")
Domaine de la Bougrie 2022 Val du Lys IGP Val de Loire<\/em><\/span> – (100% Chardonnay)
Domaine du Moulin Chardonnay Sensation IGP Val de Loire<\/em><\/span> – (100% Chardonnay)
Domaine du Petit Clocher Chardonnnay IGP Val de Loire<\/em><\/span> – (100% Chardonnay)
La Tour Gallus 2015 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Gorges<\/em><\/span> – (100% Melon Blanc)
Vignoble Delaunay 2018 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Goulaine<\/em><\/span> – (100% Melon Blanc)<\/p>\n
From still to sparkling, a diverse and interesting grape leaves its mark.<\/em><\/p>\n
Domaine Champalou Brut<\/em><\/span>
Domaine Damien Pinon Le Brut 2019<\/em><\/span>
Domaine de Beauclair Brut<\/em><\/span>
Domaine de la Robinière Extra Brut<\/em><\/span>
Domaine des Aubuisières Fines Bulles Brut – Méthode traditionnelle <\/em><\/span>
Domaine Sylvain Gaudron Blanc de Chenin – Brut<\/em><\/span>
Maison Darragon Cuvée Antique – Brut<\/em><\/span>
Maison Darragon Brut<\/em><\/span>
Vignoble Alain Robert Fines Bulles – Extra Brut<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Château de Valmer Fines Bulles Brut – Méthode traditionnelle<\/em><\/span>
Domaine d’Orfeuilles Feuilles d’Or 2013 Brut non dosée<\/em><\/span>
Domaine Yves et Denis Breussin Extra Bulles – Extra Brut non dosé<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Statue](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Loire2_22.jpg\")
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Château de Valmer 2016 Demi-Sec<\/em><\/span>
Château de Valmer 2016 Moelleux<\/em><\/span>
Domaine de la Croix des Vainqueurs Le Bouchet 2018 Moelleux <\/em><\/span>
Domaine des Lauriers Sec 2021<\/em><\/span>
Domaine du Margelleau Demi-Sec 2021<\/em><\/span>
Domaine Sébastien Brunet Les Pentes de la Folie<\/em><\/span>
Domaine Vincent Carême Le Peu Morier 2021 Sec<\/em><\/span>
François et Julien Pinon Les Trois Argiles 2020 Demi-Sec <\/em><\/span>
Le Capitaine Florian Les Aumônes 2021 Sec<\/em><\/span>
Vignoble Alain Robert Les Charmes 2021 Sec <\/em><\/span>
Vignoble Alain Robert Les Charmes 2021 Sec<\/em><\/span>
Vignoble Brisebarre Sec 2021<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Château de Valmer 2020 Sec <\/em><\/span>
Château Gaudrelle Le Sec 2021<\/em><\/span>
Christophe Gaudron Cuvée Elisée 2011 Moelleux<\/em><\/span>
Clos de la Meslerie Tendre 2018 Demi-Sec<\/em><\/span>
Domaine Aubert Sec 2021<\/em><\/span>
Domaine de la Chataigneraie Argilex 2022 Sec<\/span><\/em>
Domaine Denis Meunier Inattendu du Clos Franc<\/span><\/em>
Domaine des Aubuisières Silex 2022<\/span><\/em>
Domaine Huet Le Haut Lieu 2020 Demi-Sec <\/span><\/em>
Domaine Sébastien Brunet Renaissance<\/span><\/em>
Pierre Champion 2018 Moelleux<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Loire2_34.jpg\")
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