Domaine de la Pepiere Cabernet Franc La Pepie 2023 070226CRISP closer in spirit to Marsannay

closer in spirit to Marsannay than to anything from Sonoma

This wine is the fruit of a passionate search between harmony and elegance

A new release from Hirsch - recently under the new ownership of San Francisco based Hotaling Co

Sourced from a from a tiny parcel called Monts Ferrés à Voipreux

From the importer: This is another wine in our collection that over-delivers for the price

Domaine de la Pepiere Cabernet Franc La Pepie 2023 070226CRISP closer in spirit to MarsannayEveryone knows Domaine de la Pepiere for Muscadet some of the most serious white wine in France for the money. Fewer people know they also grow Cabernet Franc on the granite slopes right around the village of La Pepiere and bottle it as a red. Granite gives this one a lift and crunch you won't find in the clay and limestone Cab Francs further upriver: lighter, brighter, more snap than structure. Organically farmed, made without fuss, and built to be