Nuits d’Ivresse

Finally, an argument for wine without sulfur added that is actually age worthy. For this cuvée, Catherine and Pierre use Cabernet Franc from Bourgueil in France’s Loire Valley. Cab Franc makes very perfumed, dark fruited red wines that have an element of “greenness” interlaced with pencil lead and black pepper. Nuits d’Ivresse is a layered, serious wine with edges softened by supple tannin and bright red fruit. Whereas Cabernet Sauvignon is like a symphony, I’ve always thought of Cabernet Franc as a bit more rock and roll.