Domaine Les Pins

St. Nicolas de Bourgueil Cabernet Franc

8.718 ratings
9.16 pro ratings
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
Drew DiMatteo

Nice but not as interesting as the Bourgueil.

Nice but not as interesting as the Bourgueil.

Aug 15th, 2014
Kevin Walsh

Wine blogger doxologywine.com; Freelance Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) Doxology Wine Consulting

8.6

Simple, straightforward, delicious. Red fruit, hint of green twiggyness and barnyard. Good value.

Simple, straightforward, delicious. Red fruit, hint of green twiggyness and barnyard. Good value.

Oct 27th, 2013
Brandyn Pryce

Lacks aroma. An average bourgueil nonetheless

Lacks aroma. An average bourgueil nonetheless

Feb 4th, 2017
Patrick Vaughn

A big ol' pile of dried leaves. Better with food. Had this with a bowl of beefy French onion soup and loved every second of it.

A big ol' pile of dried leaves. Better with food. Had this with a bowl of beefy French onion soup and loved every second of it.

Apr 10th, 2016
Ryan Riley

The aroma and flavor are quite tricky to describe because not like any other flavors we commonly know, but the most pronounced aspect of the wine is its texture, which is soft, so much so that it's first touch on the palate is almost unnoticeable, but then it builds, specifically with the emergence of tannins and an ever so slight spiciness. I want to believe however that the aroma and flavor are ineffable because they're only comparable to other wines from the Loire--it's not cherry or black pepper or whatever--rather, it's simply a great wine representative of its terroir. It just tastes like wine to me, and a great wine. It should also be noted that it's not rich--it's instead quite subtle.

The aroma and flavor are quite tricky to describe because not like any other flavors we commonly know, but the most pronounced aspect of the wine is its texture, which is soft, so much so that it's first touch on the palate is almost unnoticeable, but then it builds, specifically with the emergence of tannins and an ever so slight spiciness. I want to believe however that the aroma and flavor are ineffable because they're only comparable to other wines from the Loire--it's not cherry or black pepper or whatever--rather, it's simply a great wine representative of its terroir. It just tastes like wine to me, and a great wine. It should also be noted that it's not rich--it's instead quite subtle.

Dec 8th, 2014
Ryan Shatt

Decent for $15. Overall nothing special

Decent for $15. Overall nothing special

Apr 26th, 2014
Alison Story

TexaCali Ali - Owner of www.texacaliwine.com & Co-Owner of the upcoming www.smithstorywinecellars.com

9.8

Alison had this 10 years ago

Alison had this 10 years ago

Oct 24th, 2014
Kaethe Sullivan

Kaethe had this 11 years ago

Kaethe had this 11 years ago

Apr 4th, 2014
Alison Story

TexaCali Ali - Owner of www.texacaliwine.com & Co-Owner of the upcoming www.smithstorywinecellars.com

9.7

Alison had this 11 years ago

Alison had this 11 years ago

Nov 10th, 2013
Jessica Bagley

Jessica had this 12 years ago

Jessica had this 12 years ago

Apr 11th, 2013