Charles Joguet 2023 Chinon "Cuvee Terroir", Loire Valley

“The Cuvée Terroir is one of the great everyday reds in the Kermit Lynch portfolio, right up there with Dupeuble’s Beaujolais, Fontsainte’s Corbières, and the KL Côtes du Rhône.  Here, the Terroir’s Cabernet Franc telltale combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness makes this wine the perfect accompaniment for just about any meal, and the more casual the better.  Despite the winemaker describing this as ‘Full, sensual, even voluptuous,’ he also suggests that it is to be served a bit cool. Try it on for size yourself.”—Dustin Soiseth, Kermit Lynch Imports