François Cazin Cheverny Rosé 2024

$21.00

Location: France, Loire, Cheverny

Winemaker: François Cazin

Grapes: Gamay, Pinot Noir

Soil: clay, limestone

Winemaking: François uses a mix of direct press and saignée, each parcel is vinified individually in stainless steel. Elevage in enamel lined concrete tanks then blended before bottling. Small amounts of S02 are added at press, after malolactic fermentation and at bottling.

From us at M&L: A delicious rosé lower in acid but blooming with red and pink fruit. Wine to drink when you want to feel pretty, or to pair with charcuterie/tempura/fried chicken.

From the Importer Louis/Dressner Selections: Let us tell you how we met François Cazin. In the early 1990's, Joe Dressner and David Lillie (then working as the Loire buyer for Garnet Wine and Liquors) would travel each winter to attend the Salon des Vins de Loire. That fateful winter, the two had set out to find a producer from the recently created Cheverny appellation. Both started from opposite sides of the stand and tasted through every producer there. After comparing notes, the only wines both had truly enjoyed were François'. They approached him once more, this time together to ask if he'd be interested in having his wines imported to the United States. Here we are, nearly 30 years later and still working together.

Created in 1993, Cheverny is one of the most recent appellations in the Loire Valley. The area, south of the Loire and abutting the marshy region of Sologne (the best hunting grounds in France), has produced wines since the 6th century. The soils consist of various combinations of clay, limestone and silica. Many varietals are planted: Pinot Noir, Gamay, Cabernet and Côt for red wines, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Chenin and Menu Pineau for the whites.

Cazin tends vines of considerable age and the resulting yields are well below average in any given year. His Cheverny is fresh and floral, with appley-texture and crisp acidity. The flavors are sleek and precise. Since 1997, the wine has been bottled unfiltered by gravity. His wines have consistently been the top pick of the vintage at the annual Loire Valley wine show in Angers.

Location: France, Loire, Cheverny

Winemaker: François Cazin

Grapes: Gamay, Pinot Noir

Soil: clay, limestone

Winemaking: François uses a mix of direct press and saignée, each parcel is vinified individually in stainless steel. Elevage in enamel lined concrete tanks then blended before bottling. Small amounts of S02 are added at press, after malolactic fermentation and at bottling.

From us at M&L: A delicious rosé lower in acid but blooming with red and pink fruit. Wine to drink when you want to feel pretty, or to pair with charcuterie/tempura/fried chicken.

From the Importer Louis/Dressner Selections: Let us tell you how we met François Cazin. In the early 1990's, Joe Dressner and David Lillie (then working as the Loire buyer for Garnet Wine and Liquors) would travel each winter to attend the Salon des Vins de Loire. That fateful winter, the two had set out to find a producer from the recently created Cheverny appellation. Both started from opposite sides of the stand and tasted through every producer there. After comparing notes, the only wines both had truly enjoyed were François'. They approached him once more, this time together to ask if he'd be interested in having his wines imported to the United States. Here we are, nearly 30 years later and still working together.

Created in 1993, Cheverny is one of the most recent appellations in the Loire Valley. The area, south of the Loire and abutting the marshy region of Sologne (the best hunting grounds in France), has produced wines since the 6th century. The soils consist of various combinations of clay, limestone and silica. Many varietals are planted: Pinot Noir, Gamay, Cabernet and Côt for red wines, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Chenin and Menu Pineau for the whites.

Cazin tends vines of considerable age and the resulting yields are well below average in any given year. His Cheverny is fresh and floral, with appley-texture and crisp acidity. The flavors are sleek and precise. Since 1997, the wine has been bottled unfiltered by gravity. His wines have consistently been the top pick of the vintage at the annual Loire Valley wine show in Angers.