Pascal Potaire

Les Capriades Pet' Sec Chenin Blanc Cabernet Franc

9.43 ratings

-no pro ratings

Touraine, Loire Valley, France

Chenin Blanc, 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, Vanilla & Caramel, Fruit & Berries, Salads & Greens, Pate, Fruit Desserts, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Squash & Root Vegetables, Goat & Feta Cheese, Cheddar & Gruyere, Sweet Potato, Yuca, Taro, Nuts & Seeds, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Quinoa, Shellfish, Sweet Potato

Top Notes For

9.4

2 April 2018. Frenchette, New York, NY.

2 April 2018. Frenchette, New York, NY.

Apr 4th, 2018

9.2

Very clean, mineral, delicious pet-nat. This is the driest of the Les Capriades wines I’ve had thus far. Super refreshing, addicting stuff. I’m definitely gonna snag a few of these for hot days in the upcoming summer. Les Capriades is really becoming my favorite producer of pet-nats.

⁃ Color: bright, medium (-) straw-gold hue
⁃ Nose: ripe bruised green apple, wet river stone, shiso and cilantro, honey, hay, chamomile, a subtle leesy edge, and an aspect that is reminiscent of cutting into a bag of Haribo gummy bears.
⁃ Palate: just-ripe green apple, ripe starfruit, wet stone minerality, shiso, hay, honey, lager-y yeastiness
⁃ Acid: high
⁃ RS: mostly dry, just a bit of perceivable RS to provide balance - right on that line where I’m not sure whether or not it would be accurate to describe as “off dry” at all.
⁃ Alcohol: medium (-)
⁃ Body: light/medium (-); moderate intensity of fine, soft bubbles.

Very clean, mineral, delicious pet-nat. This is the driest of the Les Capriades wines I’ve had thus far. Super refreshing, addicting stuff. I’m definitely gonna snag a few of these for hot days in the upcoming summer. Les Capriades is really becoming my favorite producer of pet-nats.

⁃ Color: bright, medium (-) straw-gold hue
⁃ Nose: ripe bruised green apple, wet river stone, shiso and cilantro, honey, hay, chamomile, a subtle leesy edge, and an aspect that is reminiscent of cutting into a bag of Haribo gummy bears.
⁃ Palate: just-ripe green apple, ripe starfruit, wet stone minerality, shiso, hay, honey, lager-y yeastiness
⁃ Acid: high
⁃ RS: mostly dry, just a bit of perceivable RS to provide balance - right on that line where I’m not sure whether or not it would be accurate to describe as “off dry” at all.
⁃ Alcohol: medium (-)
⁃ Body: light/medium (-); moderate intensity of fine, soft bubbles.

Mar 17th, 2018

9.5

19 February 2018. La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, New York, NY.

19 February 2018. La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, New York, NY.

Feb 20th, 2018