Gary,

I have a few cases in the cellar of cab franc Loire Valley wines all 90-92 points rating. How much bottle age will be good for the 2005’s or is it a drink now deal?

Thanks
Wayne

Gary,

I have a few cases in the cellar of cab franc Loire Valley wines all 90-92 points rating. How much bottle age will be good for the 2005’s or is it a drink now deal?

Thanks
Wayne

QOTD:I live in Wisconsin and I’ve already tried the one Cabernet Franc that I can get a hold of. By the way I loved it! I wish I could buy more, but what are you gonna do.

Thanks for getting to two wines on my wishlist GV! Had the ’05 Mabileau St.-Nick-de-Bourgueil from ep. 175 this past weekend, and will most likely be opening up another bottle of La Noblaie Chiens-Chiens this coming weekend. Loving the values in Loire Reds!
MONTREAL IS DOWN WITH THE GV!

I’ve really enjoyed the old world style wines when I’ve been allowed to have them (other than my Dad who’s three states away, too many friends and family seem to prefer the fruit bombs), and your description of the first two were very intriguing. In fact . . .QOTD: in just a few moments I’m going to head out the door and down to one of the local wineshops to see what I can find.

yes gary..

WLTV was the best part of my otherwise somewhat crappy day … Cab
franc is by *far* my favourite grape (I LOVE when it brings the
Brussel sprouts, green pepper, mushrooms, and a
damp-leaves-in-autumn-in-the-sun smell I smelt on a certain afternoon
when wandering through the woods when I was young(er).), and it’s been
WAY too long since I’ve popped a bottle. On the other hand, I’m
super-sad because I don’t have any here … Guess what I’m doing
tomorrow :~}

QoTD: Absolutely! I promise to buy (and drink!!!) a cab franc
(probably from Loire … have to see what I can find at a price point
I can afford) … but I can’t promise I’ll wait until this
weekend ;~}!

Oh, I just watched _Sideways_ the other day … and noticed that he
nothing good to say about cab franc … but worshipped his bottle of
Cheval Blanc … Rather funny.

Gary Dont be so apolagetic
for telling it like it is on the larkin **

Again’ another example of the puplic getting Dupped
( or should I say PARKED )as you expose the FARSE That these wine Gurus
control with Thier scores and Outrageous controll over pricing $$

Wine need’s Heroes
Not Zeros

GOOD WORK !

QOTD: I’ll definitely go out and find one this week!

Could it be when you talk about the dirty vegetal smell it sounds like it might be the silo smell!

Will try to find one here in the great wild Northern West.

Might have better luck finding the Larkin though

JB

Yes I promise. Well, maybe next weekend. This weekend we’re going to a wedding – open bar!

POTD: I have only had one bottle of Cabernet Franc in my life (2004 Domaine de la Noblaie Chinon â??Les Chiens-Chienâ??) and it was the most miserable wine experience of my life. I’m truly hoping that it was corked. I was sharing it with a great-grandma type and I was worried that I might have killed her. I poured 3/4 of the bottle down the drain. I have two more bottles of it and only YOU could get me to open another one of them. Seriously, I can’t imagine anyone who loves wine liking the way that first bottle smelled or tasted. Let you know Monday.

QOTD: No promises. It’s out of my price range.

GV, you are totally a Picture Painter- every single glass of wine you taste is painted with a description! That’s why the Vayner Nation loves to hear your descriptions.

QOTD: Well twist my arm GV…I guess I’ll go out and find one this weekend. Some of the chinons that I’ve had in the past were too acidic for me, but maybe I’ll find one that is friends with my PAL.

QOTD: No promise here. We are heading to Walla Walla this weekend, where we may very well taste a Cab Franc, but it won’t be Loire. We’ll hit it soon…..

QOTD: No. I can’t make that promise this week. But I have noted it for future buying reference.
I hope you didn’t lose a friend today. (Sean.)
Bring back the Butter Bandit!

QOTD: No. I can’t make that promise this week. But I have noted it for future buying reference.
I hope you didn’t lose a friend today. (Sean.)
Bring back the Butter Bandit!

Awesome episode, great choice for a varietal that seems very underrated.

I’m planting some Cab Franc vines in my backyard this spring!

While I can’t promise I will drink one this week, I regularly drink Chinon and have 3 in my wine fridge right now. I used to hate-hate-hate Cab Franc until I tried Chinon and not only do I love Loire reds now, I am a much bigger fan of new world Cab Franc as a result, such as the decent versions made in Virginia. I have been disappointed with most the Cali versions I have tried, however. Too overdone.

By the way guys, it is spelled BourguEIL, you have the I and the E reversed in the film and on the wine links list. 🙂

I don’t know GV, we have one Loire Cab Franc in the house–the Domaine de la Noblaie Les Chiens-Chiens. Neither of us “got it” on the first bottle we had a few months ago so we’re planning on holding on to that one until next year.

The Barboursville (Virginia) 2002 CF didn’t do much for us. We loved the Lang & Reed (California) 2002 CF (twice), green bell pepper and jalapeño all day long.

We didn’t plan on buying any more wine this month but our Total Wine (the only local place with online inventory) has a few Cab Francs for $10-$15. Any of these jump out at you?
Domaine Semellerie Chinon and three from Sauvion: Cabernet D’Anjou (70% CF, 30% CS), Les Roches Cachees, and Saumur Champigny.

No promises from me. I have had Chinon and wondered why i did. Did not enjoy the funky barnyard. tasted like the feet of the old dude who stomped on the grapes. I think that old world flavor comes from funky old cellars and funky old barrels and is not a sign of terroir.
But hey, that’s my “pal” talking. And I do not believe GV reads all the comments.

No promises from me. I have had Chinon and wondered why i did. Did not enjoy the funky barnyard. tasted like the feet of the old dude who stomped on the grapes. I think that old world flavor comes from funky old cellars and funky old barrels and is not a sign of terroir.
But hey, that’s my “pal” talking. And I do not believe GV reads all the comments.

Haven’t got my Cab Franc yet but already on top of it GV. I absolutely positively love and adore the living daylights out of Loire Valley Cab Francs. Next time go tri-force on our asses and bring an Anjou onboard. Long live the vegetable funked de funky funk!

Terrance ‘the uni man from Kobe’

Gary,

AWESOME show! You had me reaching through the screen practically to grab the Bourgueil and Chinon. And of course, Sold Out. But that’s a good thing…And tellin’ Mom, “That’s not how I roll,” on the dirt bomb veggies out the market. Classic my friend.

Fitz