Les Quatre Piliers Touraine Première Cuvée Cabernet Franc 2021

Producer | Les Quatre Piliers |
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Region, Country | Loire, France |
Bottle Size | 750ml |
Case Size | 12 |
Product Code | 23307-750 |

Producer | Les Quatre Piliers |
---|---|
Region, Country | Loire, France |
Bottle Size | 750ml |
Case Size | 12 |
Product Code | 23307-750 |
There is a real finesse to Valentin’s red wines, as you might expect, given that he has worked with Thierry Pillot and Rafael Coche in Burgundy. The first of two Cabernet franc wines, this larger cuvée stems from a parcel of 45- to 50-year-old (on average) mass-selection vines in the red clay and silex soils of Saint-Aignan. Desloges crops at half the permitted yield for this region, and this wine ferments (with 5% bunches) in stainless steel without sulphur for two weeks. It is then transferred to used barrels from Cheval Blanc to complete its year-long aging.
In terms of style, Desloges’ lithe and pulpy Cabernet Franc wines resemble more the elegant shape and slender tannins of Thierry Germain’s Saumur-Champigny than, say, the Chinon or Bourgueil archetype. The wines are silky and vividly fresh, with the sensation of biting into a firm, juicy redcurrant (what the French would call croquant).
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