2018 Domaine De La Chevalerie 'Diptyque' Cabernet Franc

2018 Domaine De La Chevalerie 'Diptyque' Cabernet FrancBourgueil!? Don't you mean BEGUILE!? One sip of this light and supple Cab Franc and you will be delightfully enchanted (but don't worry, there's no trickery here!). The Caslot family founded the estate in 1640 and began converting to organics in the early 2000's. They are now a certified biodynamic estate, known as being one of the healthiest and most vibrant vineyards in Bourgueil. Juicy and savory everything you could ever want in a Cab Franc. Wild

we can offer you this wine

I rapturize over the cherry coated palate and fleshy textured body reminiscent of a fine Bandol rosé

When’s the last time you had a California Cab that tasted of earth

smoked meat

This juicy

to elegant and nuanced Old World offerings

In summer we serve it chilled

with lots of biiiig wine people

The Edna Valley possesses climatic and geological conditions that are a time-tested sweet spot for growing California Chardonnay

it's gloppy and muddy on the palate

and the unmistakable taste of late-summer no-fog not-too-hot trans-Californian sunshine

that he'll eschew all other (highly esteemed) vineyards in the region to focus exclusively on this one