Catherine & Pierre Breton

Catherine & Pierre Breton
'Trinch'
Cabernet Franc
Loire Valley, France
2011

This family has been around for a very long time.   Many people in the Loire Valley call Cabernet Franc the ‘Breton’ grape, namely for this family who have been growing it for centuries.  This is from their younger (30+years!!!!) vines.  Some of the oldest vines in Napa Valley are barely 30 years old…

Trinch is a German word that we would replace with the word Cheers! It was used as a signifier by the poet Rabelais – as a sort of pointer for the divinity in humanity, in the gathering of people and the drinking of wine.

Tasting Notes:

Aroma – Mint, Eucalyptus, soft cherry, tobacco

Flavor – a slight earthiness, violets, beautiful lingering minerality

Pair this wine with…

Flat Iron

Meatloaf

Beef Tips

People who enjoy…

Lighter Cab Sauv’s

Malbec

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