Cost: $17.45
Grape Variety: Cabernet franc
Category: Sparkling Wine
Appellation: LCBO General Listings
Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Alliance Loire
Alcohol: 12.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: Lovely pink colour with fine mousse, but not over abundant. The nose doesn’t show a lot, but it has raspberry, strawberry, a little yeast, bread & Some citric while minerality lingers. The taste is dry, good acidity, medium body & length. This sparking is not complex, but balanced. It shows strawberry, cranberry, limestone & some rhubarb. Nice sparking to drink on it’s own or pair it with Caprese salad.

Tasted 27 Aug 11.

Score: 8.5+, Value: 8.5+, Total: 17.5/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 3.5

LCBO:# 211466