Marc Plouzeau

Ante Phylloxera Clos de Maulevrier Franc De Pied Touraine Cabernet Franc

9.224 ratings

9.38 pro ratings

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

9.0

Ruby colored with beautiful aromas of strawberry and green pepper accompanied by tobacco and floral notes. Savory on the palate with striking minerality and a tannic structure which should give it a long life although it’s approachable now . A Peter Weygandt selection made by Marc Plouzeau from a parcel of 150+ year-old ungrafted vines in Touraine that escaped phylloxera in the 19th century. 12.5% ABV. $40.

Ruby colored with beautiful aromas of strawberry and green pepper accompanied by tobacco and floral notes. Savory on the palate with striking minerality and a tannic structure which should give it a long life although it’s approachable now . A Peter Weygandt selection made by Marc Plouzeau from a parcel of 150+ year-old ungrafted vines in Touraine that escaped phylloxera in the 19th century. 12.5% ABV. $40.

Sep 29th, 2018

Christy Canterbury MW

Master of Wine

10

Rock star #CabernetFranc 2011 from Tourraine & pre-phylloxera vines.

Rock star #CabernetFranc 2011 from Tourraine & pre-phylloxera vines.

1 person found it helpfulFeb 9th, 2014

9.4

2012 Vintage. Delicious.

2012 Vintage. Delicious.

Jun 25th, 2016

9.3

2012 Vintage.

2012 Vintage.

Dec 31st, 2015

Rachel Stinson Vrooman

9.0

Good stuff, need to verify the story..

Good stuff, need to verify the story..

Dec 13th, 2015

Kristin Donnelly

Senior Food Editor Food & Wine Magazine

9.0

How good cab franc can be.

How good cab franc can be.

Sep 27th, 2013

9.0

Boy that nose.

Boy that nose.

May 28th, 2020

Casey Schneider-Mizell

9.4

Depth and density, while still being recognizably a cab franc. A really special wine.

Depth and density, while still being recognizably a cab franc. A really special wine.

Dec 8th, 2019

9.2

Very nice 100% Cabernet Franc...very smooth

Very nice 100% Cabernet Franc...very smooth

Apr 19th, 2018

9.4

Tastes this today at a memorial for Jean Luc Le Du at his store. Delicious.

Tastes this today at a memorial for Jean Luc Le Du at his store. Delicious.

Dec 30th, 2017