Domaine Cognard, Cabernet Franc "Cuvée les Tuffes" Bourgueil, Loire Valley, France 2018

100% Cabernet Franc

Deep ruby color. The nose is complex with notes of stewed fruit and spices.  The mouth is ample and well balanced, supported by the tannins and a lovely freshness.

The Estelle et Rodolphe Cognard estate spans 15 hectares of vines in St Nicolas de Bourgueil and Bourgueil. The vineyards are devoted in entirety to Cabernet Franc. Since the 1980s, the estate had practiced lutte raisonnée, or reasoned agriculture, but in 2017 they made the decision to covert to organic agriculture, and 2018 was their first organic vintage. In 2020, their domaine was officially certified organic.