Jenny & Francois Gaspard

Loire Valley Cabernet Franc

8.826 ratings
8.93 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
Rufus King

Tart Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, served with braised short ribs at the Caring Community Cuisine Café (fka Musette), Cape Arundel, ME

Tart Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, served with braised short ribs at the Caring Community Cuisine Café (fka Musette), Cape Arundel, ME

Nov 10th, 2024
Diane M. Napolitano

Malted milk, roasted raspberries, oak, somewhat dry. From Williston Park Wines and Spirits 🍷❤️

Malted milk, roasted raspberries, oak, somewhat dry. From Williston Park Wines and Spirits 🍷❤️

Sep 28th, 2023
Neal Ferry

Worked great with Spaghettini and clams

Worked great with Spaghettini and clams

Aug 5th, 2022
Lila

Earthy, light, bright, super easy drinking and fun

Earthy, light, bright, super easy drinking and fun

Sep 10th, 2021
TwiLea Fletcher

I am definitely smarter.
Cherry. Plum. Paired with Ika ramen down the street. I’d drink this again.

I am definitely smarter.
Cherry. Plum. Paired with Ika ramen down the street. I’d drink this again.

Apr 19th, 2021
Meredith Simons

Fine but not terribly interesting to me.

Fine but not terribly interesting to me.

Nov 29th, 2020
Willie Carter

What can you even say about a wine like this? You see Loire Valley Cabernet Franc and you get an idea of what’s coming. But this is a little different and it definitely ain’t for everyone. Right out of the gate, noting but straight up funk. I often say that I like my wines a bit funky but good gracious, this baby exceeds that. Moist earth, green peppers, sweaty undergarments, olive tapenade, and smoke on the absolutely insane nose. It’s so beautiful. In the mouth, slightly bitter fruit immediately reinforces the nose. Really nice cherry streak throughout the mid palate. As expected, this is medium bodied and dry. Elegant, it ain’t. It’s just not that kind of wine. She chose the dirty funk life a long time ago and is going to ride it out. Newports, smoked meat, black pepper, and herbs on the palate.
This is a terrific wine, one of the best representations of the varietal that I’ve ever had. And most people are going to hate it. It’s just too much for them. But you and I are different, aren’t we? Nothing fancy here. Nothing too deep. This is simple, stunning, dirty, and pure beauty in a bottle.

What can you even say about a wine like this? You see Loire Valley Cabernet Franc and you get an idea of what’s coming. But this is a little different and it definitely ain’t for everyone. Right out of the gate, noting but straight up funk. I often say that I like my wines a bit funky but good gracious, this baby exceeds that. Moist earth, green peppers, sweaty undergarments, olive tapenade, and smoke on the absolutely insane nose. It’s so beautiful. In the mouth, slightly bitter fruit immediately reinforces the nose. Really nice cherry streak throughout the mid palate. As expected, this is medium bodied and dry. Elegant, it ain’t. It’s just not that kind of wine. She chose the dirty funk life a long time ago and is going to ride it out. Newports, smoked meat, black pepper, and herbs on the palate.
This is a terrific wine, one of the best representations of the varietal that I’ve ever had. And most people are going to hate it. It’s just too much for them. But you and I are different, aren’t we? Nothing fancy here. Nothing too deep. This is simple, stunning, dirty, and pure beauty in a bottle.

Jul 15th, 2020
Frank Bares

Love it.

Love it.

Jul 3rd, 2020
Rachel Suyeon An

Very dry, high tannins, smells a bit earthy

Very dry, high tannins, smells a bit earthy

Jun 22nd, 2019
Matt Sterr

Matt had this 6 years ago

Matt had this 6 years ago

Jun 19th, 2019