Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil La Dilettante, Loire, France 2022 Famille de Boel France the 2016 Croix Cardinale gives

the 2016 Croix Cardinale gives up bold notes of baked black cherries

Pre-phylloxera vines in fine volcanic sand yield Vigneti Vecchio's Sciare Vive Etna Rosso

9% merlot and 1% petit verdot

strawberry and fresh raspberry

By a resiny note

Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil La Dilettante, Loire, France 2022 Famille de Boel France the 2016 Croix Cardinale givesThe perfect companion to discover Cabernet Franc, La Dilettante is a wine vinified by carbonic maceration from old vines on gravel soils. The perfect pairing for an improvised drink around a snack or tapas. Feminine, with discreet tannins, goes well with vegetarian meals, soft cheeses, and fish. As written in Bettane et Desseauve: "A wine for every palate. Fresh, fruity and perfectly tasty.