2024 Catherine & Pierre Breton Loire Bourgueil Trinch Cabernet Franc, France, Loire Valley Tauss with a brisk and polished

with a brisk and polished mid-palate of high-toned citrus and stone fruit

1 'Mirador' Manzanilla is a single barrel bottling

not to mention hand disgorging all the bottles as well

Vinification is with both spontaneous yeasts as well as selected strains from the estate

with some Montepulciano and Sangiovese

2024 Catherine & Pierre Breton Loire Bourgueil Trinch Cabernet Franc, France, Loire Valley Tauss with a brisk and polishedTrinch is named after a German expression meaning cheers championed by the poet and philosopher Rabelais. Trinch is a Cabernet Franc from younger vines vinified in stainless steel with a cold maceration. It is made for early consumption and typically has very accessible fruit, soft tannins and low alcohol. Bottled in the Spring after harvest.