Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Trinch, Loire, 2023 France Raats Family Wines fleshy pear and straw

fleshy pear and straw

Balanced fruit

Medium- to full-bodied with polished tannins and creamy texture

This wine displays a spicy and intense nose loaded with black plum cocoa powder

licorice and lavender lend notable exuberance

Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Trinch, Loire, 2023 France Raats Family Wines fleshy pear and strawTrinch!, a punchy, bistro style Bourgueil thats both structured and glouglou, may be the most quintessential Breton cuve of the lot. Young vine Cabernet Franc, full of energetic vigor, is gently de stemmed and cold macerated in stainless steel to ensure maximal fruit expression. When served chilled, this bottling smells like a gravel road after a summer rain, firm and fresh, and leaves me craving a cold slab of terrine or gamey pate.