It's not often that I write you about a specific bottle of wine. But I just love this cabernet franc from the Anjou region of The Loire Valley so very very much that I have to share it with you.
Now you know I'm not one to put much stock in labels, but come on! Look at it; this thing is fantastic.
More importantly, so is the wine.
The Loire is one of the two major areas where cabernet franc is grown in France. In The Loire, it can be bright and lively and briskly mineral. This particular wine is from very old cabernet franc vines on mostly slate soils.
It's a lively, beautiful, spicy, racy red, unlike anything I've had before. It's just zippy and fantastic. You open a bottle with a friend and...poof...it's gone! It's inky black. The nose is of fresh black plums, blackberries and pencil lead. On the palate it's full of fruit and dried flowers and the finish as dried fruit, coffee and cocoa and just goes on for a long, long time.
It's phenomenal. Perfect for Easter Dinner. Perfect just because. Just perfect.
Le Rubis is available by the quartino in both restaurants at $16; it's available to take home at $24 per bottle with 10% off on a full case. To purchase, call 732-828-4444.
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