Le Franc Vieilles Vignes, Olivier Cousin - 2021

Name: Le Franc Vieilles Vignes, Olivier Cousin
Brand: Olivier Cousin
SKU: 36093
Price: 39.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 36093 750mL

Old vines Cabernet Franc with incredible depth and a wild character. Sixty year old vines and full of black fruit aromas, black peppercorns and great musky tannins. As always, Olivier Cousin, keeps the excitement going with his wines. The wine has zero added sulfur at bottling.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Loire

Sub-Region

Anjou and Saumur

Appellation/Village

Anjou

Producer

Olivier Cousin

Grape Variety

Cabernet Franc

Production Methods

Organic

Natural

Wine made from organically or biodynamically grown grapes with minimal intervention avoiding the use of chemicals, additives and technology.

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Staff Pick Notes

“Have you ever heard a joke so many times you've forgotten why it's funny? And then you hear it again and suddenly it's new. You remember why you loved it in the first place.” - William Bloom, Big Fish This quote deftly encapsulates my journey with Cabernet Franc. I drank a lot of it when I was first learning about wine. I loved its exuberance and unrepentant earthiness. But of course, over time its appeal dulled and I didn’t know if I’d ever get back into it. Then I tasted Olivier Cousin’s “Le Franc.” A refined bouquet of crushed mint, dry hay, and cracked pepper. The palate had lots of taut dark fruit and a mouthwatering tart finish. And it all came back to me. What was old was now new, and everything was wonderful.

- SD

Glossary

Loire

There’s a lot to remember when it comes to the Loire. Novices, take note: Cabernet Franc is a great alternative to Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscadet is unparalleled as a companion to shellfish, and Cour Cheverny is the best white wine appellation you’ve never heard of. As diverse as Loire wines are, one day soon you'll know your Melon de Bourgogne from your Romorantin.

Anjou

At the far western end of the Loire Valley lies the town of Angers, for which the region of Anjou is named. The wines of this region enjoyed great fame throughout the 12th and 13th centuries, when wine production was dominated by the white varietals Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay. Then, when phylloxera wiped out most of these plantings, the area was replanted with a large proportion of Cabernet Franc, as well as smaller plots of Grolleau, Cabernet Sauvignon and Gamay. Today, Anjou is most famous...

Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...