Catherine et Pierre Breton

Nuits d'Ivresse Bourgueil Cabernet Franc

9.251 ratings
9.516 pro ratings
Bourgueil, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Kate Laubernds

Rustic, funky, tart and everything I want from Loire!

Rustic, funky, tart and everything I want from Loire!

3 people found it helpfulDec 1st, 2014
Jameson Fink

Host Wine Without Worry podcast

9.4

Shame on me for not drinking enough Loire Cab Franc.

Shame on me for not drinking enough Loire Cab Franc.

2 people found it helpfulJan 21st, 2015
Justin Timsit, MS

Wine Director, The Rittenhouse

9.2

Sassafras, tobacco leaf. Still really primary and in good form.

Sassafras, tobacco leaf. Still really primary and in good form.

Nov 8th, 2015
Jessica Stock

Smokey. Jalapeño. Balanced Brett. Delicious.

Smokey. Jalapeño. Balanced Brett. Delicious.

Aug 31st, 2014
Tom Kisthart

Owner Craft & Curd

10

0 sulfur Biodynamic, explosive funkyness.

0 sulfur Biodynamic, explosive funkyness.

Jul 31st, 2014
Travis Morningstar

Drunken nights, indeed.

Drunken nights, indeed.

Jul 13th, 2014
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.1

Drunken nights no sulphur added this wine is kept in wood fro one year

Drunken nights no sulphur added this wine is kept in wood fro one year

May 21st, 2014
Fabian Kühlhorn

Deep, dense purple–ruby colour, the aromas on the nose alone hit me like some revelation. Truly complex, with notes of wet leafs, forest floor, black currant, leather and bell pepper. Enough tannin and fruit to go a while further, but drinking superbly right now.

Deep, dense purple–ruby colour, the aromas on the nose alone hit me like some revelation. Truly complex, with notes of wet leafs, forest floor, black currant, leather and bell pepper. Enough tannin and fruit to go a while further, but drinking superbly right now.

May 30th, 2020
Jonathan McCarthy

Really needs some time in the decanter, wound up super tight. Funky earthy nose with sour cherry and topsoil, very fleshy, rustic body of blue and red fruits, a bit of red bell pepper, bakers chocolate, loads of pencil shavings, a faint suggestion of spruce. Really crunch skeleton with serious, almost saline minerality. Fruit fades before the minerals and earth. Really complex. Give it plenty of air and a long ponder.

Really needs some time in the decanter, wound up super tight. Funky earthy nose with sour cherry and topsoil, very fleshy, rustic body of blue and red fruits, a bit of red bell pepper, bakers chocolate, loads of pencil shavings, a faint suggestion of spruce. Really crunch skeleton with serious, almost saline minerality. Fruit fades before the minerals and earth. Really complex. Give it plenty of air and a long ponder.

Jan 27th, 2019
Erica Smith

Light, funky. With herbal notes. A little inky.

Light, funky. With herbal notes. A little inky.

Jul 25th, 2018