WBW French Cabernet Franc

WBW French Cabernet Franc – Episode #435

April 2, 2008

I am super honored to be hosting this months Wine Blogging Wednesday, I choose Cabernet Franc from France and so here we go! Please make sure you check out the link below and see ALL the wine Bloggers efforts!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Gasnier Chinon Vieilles VignesChinon
2005 Domaine De La Butte Mi PenteBourgueil
1990 Olga Raffault Chinon Les PicassesChinon

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April 3, 2008

Chris
Never had cab franc yet, and will give it a try soon.
April 3, 2008

Caleb
QOTD: Never bought a cab franc. I will now! Thanks for the nudge GV.

BTW “link it up” is my new favorite saying. It applies in so many situations. Pretty soon, it will be the most popular phrase in the Silicon Valley. With a LOT of GV, we are changing the hip phrase fad world for the next short while, LMAO.
April 3, 2008

Tom
I just watched this episode on the way to work this morning — and was amazed as I just had a great cab franc last night — Catherine & Pierre Breton Bourgueil Nuits dâ€™Ivresse, 2004 — that I finished writing about this morning.
http://personalwinebuyer.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/catherine-pierre-breton-bourgueil-nuits-d%e2%80%99ivresse-2004/

Awesome show once again Gary V.
April 3, 2008

Andrew
For some reason that link didn’t work …

try again

http://eatinghk.blogspot.com/2008/04/thierry-germain-saumur-champigny-2005.html

Andrew
April 3, 2008

Andrew
Right Gary

Here’s my entry for WBW – http://eatinghk.blogspot.com/2008/04/thierry-germain-saumur-champigny-2005.html.

I had a sip on Thierry Germain Saumur Champigny, an interesting wine. For me as a resident of Hong Kong the biggest challenge was finding a bottle of French Cabernet Franc – it was near impossible!

ANdrew
April 3, 2008

Adam J
QOTD: I have had (and enjoyed) quite a few Cab Francs from NY state, but guilty of not having any french ones yet. I am a huge veggies fan so I do not know what I am waiting for- I am for sure going to start looing for them.
Freakin awesome show today- I am pumped for a beautiful day!
April 3, 2008

fred c.
chateau de la grille Chinon 97′..bought in France a few weeks ago….magnificent! Keep going in promoting wines from the Loire valley..This is such a fascinating wine region .Great show, Gary !
April 3, 2008

torquey
QOTD: I’m waiting for space to open up in my wine rack.
April 3, 2008

salvatore
Never had Cab Franc.

Stop knocking Pinot Noir !!!! It has more health benefits than any other wine; because it contains high amounts of the antoxidant reservatrol.

You have convinced me to expand my pal….. and continue exploring!
That’s the most important and interesting stuff I’m learning from a little piss ant like you! And I’m turning 65 on the 15th.
April 3, 2008

countnoncount
Terrific episode, Gary â€” love the cab franc.

QOTD: Last weekend, opened the first bottle out of a case of 05 Charles Joguet Chinon La DIoterie that I’m cellaring for the next 5-10. It was crazy good, and I expect will only get better and better.
April 3, 2008

Joe G.
How do you know a wine can age 3-5 years or 5-7 years?? What is the determining factor?
April 3, 2008

Chris Phillips
Virgils Bavarian Rootbeer fot the win!

My favorite…
April 3, 2008

Mike
Gary, The g-d of Chinon Joguet. Please include him in the future. Also Canon La Gaffaliere in St. Emilion is largely Cab Franc and is almost a cult wine. Only those truly in the know appreciate it. Spread the word.
April 3, 2008

Michael R.
QOTD: I’m waiting to turn 21 this Sunday.
April 3, 2008

Oregon Jim
Really good words tonite Gary! Thanks for being fresh and impassioned!

I Donâ€™t have a wine blog. I did open an 05 Domaine De La Chanteleuserie from Bourgueil tonight in honor of the Cab Franc fest Gary has created. So, not that I am an expert, but here are my notes :

Color deep garnet, very dark and opulent looking. Did not get a chance to let this bottle breathe, but the nose is of a freshly opened sack of chemical lawn fertilizer. Another sniff and I think itâ€™s Scotts Turfbuilder III. After a while that has gone away a bit and given way to some nice cassis and frozen peas. The dryness is huge! This thing has what seems like massive tannins, however it is a bit hollow in the midpalate. It does have a long finish and is very expressive of a place. No stinkyness, very clean, but intense almost like a hot pepper sauce on the finish. This wine has real character. 90 points.
April 3, 2008

Yoni Rabkin
Great energy on today’s show.
April 3, 2008

TonyStro
c’mon Gar, you gonna ruin my gig & cause the CF prices to go up.
Luv the 2003 Amirault Bourguiel, only $13 where I get it. Just had Ian hook me up with a couple cases of Irouleguy. I may have some Chien Chien kicking in the cellar, I forget.
April 3, 2008

MattyO
man i wish i wasn’t a CKC! i want to try this stuff sooooo bad!

great show gary and mott! love the passion, love the serious, love the blend of it all. really good!
April 3, 2008

damien
2005 st-nicolas de bourgues les malgagnes from loire valley. it was excellent, lots of veggies. this show was up there as one of my favs of all time, nice stuff gary
April 3, 2008

rick
North Carolina Cab Franc is very tasty. Pick some up today! Nice episode Gare…rrrrrrrrrr..ah!
April 3, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
QOTD- I have Recently had (the weed of bourgueil) Cab Franc as a barrel sample from a highly respected vineyard in Napa, where it is primarly used to fill in the MID palate of the lacking cab/merlot blends. The wine had a hand written label and a huge tannin profile. AHHHHHHHHH no fun!! high-toned Thunder. I am not sure I will ever like it on its own merit. Sorry GaryV ps. I still love the vegetable wines.
April 3, 2008

Paso Robles
I’m so hooked on your show. Keep it up!!!
April 3, 2008

Manytrees
Gary Vee–
Speaking of foods…
Silver Falls Creamery goat cheese
This cheese is what heaven is like.
It is ridiculous.
And I think it is from Oregon(Think Origen, with the i pronounced like the i in will, and a hard g, and the emphasis on the first syllable)
April 3, 2008

jonnyA
english peas? really? my dad used to feed me peas and i’d gag cause i hated them so much, then he’d fill me up on applesauce. then do it all over again. no peas for me.
April 3, 2008

Marc - Irvine
You’re saying that cab francs are still at reasonable prices because they do not get too much attention… but if you keep having them in your show, bye bye to good QPR cab francs!!

QOTD: I had the Amirault Bourguiel that you tasted in the show few months ago. As you said, loaded with dirty vegetables. It’s one of the rarest wines I have ever tried (I guess I’m still relatively new in the wine world…). It had a very long finish… (by long I mean I could feel it until next morning!!). It was a bit funky, but I look forward to trying more cab francs from Loire valley