Cabernet Franc
75cl * 13.5% ABV * Chinon, Louire Valley
Coulaine is a family-owned estate which has been operating continuously on the south side of the Loire since 1300. Cabernet Franc is an ideal grape to use for what the French call vin de soif - a thirst-quenching, moreish, wine ideal for the dinner table. But it doesn't mean that it shouldn't be taken seriously - these sorts of bottles require careful intervention from the winemaker in order to shimmer just as this does.