2023 | Francois Cazin Cour-Cheverny Le Petit Chambord | Loire Piemonte 16% carmenere

16% carmenere

bilberry and blueberry fruits

it’s left on the lees to soften the texture and accentuate the red and black cherry and berry fruit

98 Pts Jeb Dunnuck

yet balanced by the detailed structure

2023 | Francois Cazin Cour-Cheverny Le Petit Chambord | Loire Piemonte 16% carmenereThough Cazins quiet rock stardom stems from his Cour Cheverny wines from the more obscure Romorantin grape, it was his Cheverny Blancby law a Sauvignon Chardonnay blend which led importer Joe Dressner to Franoiss wines in the first place at a Loire wine fair twenty five years ago. He grows Sauvignon Rose, a sub variety of Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay, some vines of which are up to forty years old, on clay limestone soils. The organically farmed