2020 Gard Rouge “Célas”Ludovic Engelvin
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
$39
Producers
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Val de Loire
Expect hints of pepper, tomato leaf, earth, and an explosion of juicy red fruit like raspberry and cherry.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
This cuvée delivers trademark elegance and notes of blackberries, forest, and graphite.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc on sandy, gravelly soils—juicy, crunchy, and highly chillable.
Pascal Janvier
France | Loire | Coteaux du Loir
This red is 100% Pineau d’Aunis, an indigenous red grape we hold dear to our collective hearts because of its mystifying aromatics, low alcohol, and bright, juicy texture.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Put a slight chill on it, pop the cork, and inhale its lively perfume: the floral fragrance and bright, juicy fruit—picture fresh-squeezed berries—are simply irresistible.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgeuil
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A delicate, aromatic red in the “drink now!” vein.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Drink Now: Juicy fruit and gentle tannin make for an epicurean lunchtime wine that’s ideal for generous gulping.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A rosé the color of a red, with gentle tannins and bursting with young, juicy fruit.
Château d’Épiré France | Loire | Savennières
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry has perfected the art of coaxing this Cabernet Franc’s soulfulness and elusive finesse into bottle.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Outre Terre is a tiny production of Cabernet Franc fermented in amphora and aged in barrel.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Fine, with bright acid, sleek silkiness, and great length, it is the most elegant of all of Thierry’s red wines.
Daniel Chotard
France | Loire | Sancerre
Chotard has crafted a delicious, complex, and elegant rouge that gives many village Burgundies a run for their money.
Domaine de Reuilly
France | Loire | Reuilly
Gently perfumed and full of fresh berries with the bright, stony finish typical of wines from Reuilly
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
A textbook Chinon like this merits simple, rustic cuisine such as roast game, baked potatoes, and sautéed porcini mushrooms.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Chinon
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
This cuvée comes from their highest vineyard, which rests on a plateau of gravel, sand, and limestone, and it is arguably their best entry point into the charm of Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, lithe and less dense than the bottlings from their clay-and-limestone terroirs.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Bourgueil
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Bourgueil
Grange Saint-Sauveur
France | Loire | Vin de France
The fruit is concentrated, deep, and pure, suggesting wild brambles and tart blackberries, along with an earthy, spicy component and hints of cedar. It has the levity to offer immediate pleasure, along with the complexity and structure to age well for a few years.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
With floral aromas and fine-grained tannins, it already showcases its charms.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Drink Later: This is the grandest bottling of Cabernet Franc from one of Chinon’s most outstanding producers.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
The perfect combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness. Try it with this recipe for Grilled Palliards of Beef with Anchovies and Shallots.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A great option when you need to stop your “natty wine” friends in their un-sulfinated tracks. A seriously playful Cab Franc from the masters of vinous fun.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Smooth and seductive on the palate, Cuvée Beauvais offers a resurgence of silky fruit and florals—like blackberries and roses, without the thorns.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
April Club Rouge Selection
Daniel Chotard
France | Loire | Sancerre
Previously blended into the domaine’s Sancerre rouge, the 2018 vintage is the first separate bottling of this unique vineyard, a successful experiment if there ever was one.
Charles Joguet France | Loire | Chinon
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
There isn’t a spot in the world better suited for Cabernet Franc, and their old vines produce the raw material for one of the best reds in the Loire valley.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Given light treatment in the cellar, this wine shows off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
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