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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | DR. VINO APRIL 21, 2011 Which reds would you cellar beyond Bordeaux? With all the hype about the Bordeaux campaign to pre-selling their 2010 wines, it made me think: surely there are more affordable, just as age-worthy alternatives out there. Cabernet franc grown on limestone from a top grower in Chinon. American wine Bordeaux wine picksAnd around $30 a bottle? It sells for under $30. Under $30. | ALICE FEIRING SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « A Gamay In Burgundy | Main | Kermit Lynch On Sept 23/ Sante Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta on Sept. suppose I could have been in the Loire or Burgundy or the Jura instead of Bordeaux, but, what the hell. 25th » Disconnectivity in St. story due. Taste?" | | | | | | | | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MARCH 27, 2007 Notes From the Dressner Real Wine Attack Tasting NV Renerdat-Fache Bugey Cerdon Demi-sec Petillant , $16 - this is a low alcohol (~7.5%) effervescent rose colored wine from Bugey in eastern France. Made from Poulsard and Gamay, it is sweet, fruity, and funky all at the same time, and pleasantly bubbly. 2005 Clos Roche Blanche Touraine Cabernet Franc , $13. Just yummy. | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE APRIL 14, 2007 Okay, Now for My Case One thing I should mention - I did not include red grapes other than Cabernet Franc - no Pinot Noir from Menetou Salon or Sancerre, no Gamay from Anjou.I Grassy and floral, fresh fruit, quite different from its white Bordeaux cousin. Amazing value in young drinking Cabernet Franc. That's pretty intense. And $17 - c'mon. | | | | | | | | | -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007 A Tasting of Young Loire Reds They use Malbec, Gamay, and even Cabernet Sauvignon in Muscadet, Anjou, and Saumur. But the dominant red grape in the Loire Valley, the grape that is used to craft the finest of its red wines is Cabernet Franc, known there as Breton. There are many appellations in the Loire Valley and several grapes are used to make red wine. MORE >>
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