2007 Domaine des Corbillieres, Cabernet Franc, Touraine Rouge, France

A Wine Unleashed favorite has a new vintage. I typically would hold off for the fall for this one but it sooooo lovely I couldn’t wait.
With nearly 400 miles of river, the wine region known as the Loire Valley starts in the west where the river pours into the Atlantic and finishes well past the town of Nevers to the east. This region offers a fantastic assortment of wines, many white, but some very fun reds as well. Maurice Barbou and his grandfather Fabel planted Cabernet Franc at Domaine des Corbillières over 50 years ago. Today, the wines are made by Fabel’s great-grandson, Dominique Barbou. They have nearly 50 acres of vineyards; the sub-soil here is limestone overlaid by clay and limestone topsoil. The key here is they harvest only by hand and not by machine. Impressively deep and dark in color, this Cabernet has beautiful aromatics and sensational texture. Although delicious to drink while young, purple and fresh, this wine always surprises me each time I taste an aged bottle at the domaine. Try this with roasted chicken or grilled meats.