Les Clos de l'Arche

$12.00750ml

Cabernet Franc - something for everybody.

Loire locals will do rillettes du porc or saumon au vin.

Mediterraneans will try eggplant with roasted peppers.

For us down home folk; meaty cheeseburgers.

Eyes:

Ruby

Nose:

Medium Intensity, youthful, forest floor, herbaceous, red fruits

Mouth:

Light-Medium Bodied, dry, medium acidity, light tannin, moderate intensity, medium finish, cherry, spicy, bell pepper

In the 9th century, Anjou was all about Charles the Bald (worst King name ever) expelling the marauding Vikings, while the 13th century had it ruled by Charles I, he himself the expelled King of Sicily. Now the area south of Angers in the central-western Loire Valley gets its fame for its tourist-mobbed castles and its wines, like Clos de l'Arche's bright and herbaceous Cabernet Franc.