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Château la Minière Rouge Créative x Inattendu Brut France 2021

Fall is incomplete without this 100% Cabernet Franc Rouge Brut on your table, from organically grown grapes in the Bourgueil region of France’s Loire Valley.

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Flavor Profile: Sweet tobacco spice, plum, pomegranate, medjool dates, pine bark, red currant, blood orange peel
Time on Lees: 36 Months
Farming Method: HVE Certified, Ecocert Organic Certified and transitioning to Biodynamic

Why We Love It...

There’s something so very charming about this dry sparkling red wine made entirely from Cabernet Franc. Its organic grapes from a single estate in the beautiful Loire Valley make it even easier to love – along with a particularly fabulous $24 price. If you’re looking for a bottle a little more unexpected than the typical Brut bubbly, give this a spin on your fall table… it’s SO good with food, and just plain fun any other time.

Château de Minière is a picturesque fairytale of a castle, made of the region’s famous white limestone, in the heart of the Bourgueil AOC. Cabernet Franc is the unquestioned king of reds here, grown for thousands of years in the region – and long before it made waves in Bordeaux. The region is far cooler than Bordeaux, and the expression of Cabernet Franc is far more delicate – brighter acidity, tingly and crunchy red fruits, and a floral and herbal elegance that can deliver stunning complexity! When you take those fine characteristics and turn them into a stunning example of sparkling wine… the result can be extraordinary.

This is just such a wine! From 40- to 50-year-old vines, grown in sandy-loam topsoils over a bedrock of limestone, it’s called “Créative x Inattendu” for the creative and unexpected nature of a dark, charismatic red bubbly. The 29 hectares of Château de Minière vineyards produce top notch still reds, quaffable rosés, and a small amount of this sparkling wine. Made in the traditional Champagne method, this spends an impressive 36 months on the lees to develop the character, texture, and complexity not often seen in Loire Valley sparklings. 

The aromas are fruity and spicy, with notes of sweet tobacco spice, plum, and pomegranate, followed by medjool dates and pine bark. Red currant and blood orange peel develop on the tingly and bright finish, with a dry, chalky, and lightly herbaceous final kiss. It’s balanced, unique, and completely and utterly captivating… a very fun expression of bubbles from the Loire that is deserving of a spot in any bubbly household! We got as much as we could – but this has quickly become a staff favorite here at the Last Bubbles home offices (sure to continue well into the fall and winter feast months) – so join us and grab a handful for your own collection today!

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Technical Details

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Appellation: Crémant de Loire
Vineyard: Les Champs de Minière
Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Blend: 100% Cabernet Franc
Winemaker: Kathleen Van den Berghe
Farming Method: HVE Certified, Ecocert Organic Certified and transitioning to Biodynamic
Alcohol: 12.0%
Pair it with: Turkey and stuffing

About the Producer

Set in the heart of the Bourgueil AOC region, the Château de Minière vineyard crosses 29 hectares of land with Cabernet Franc the dominant grape varietal grown here. With a semi-continental climate of the Val de Loire, the grapes flourish as they grow on gentle slopes, producing both light, refreshing wines as well as more full-bodied and robust types, ready for bottle aging.

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Château la Minière Rouge Créative x Inattendu Brut France 2021

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