Domaine de Montcy Cheverny Rouge

Retail $22. 50% Gamay, 45% Pinot Noir, 5% Malbec. I was working on my latest article for a local e-zine and I saw this on the shelf of my local wine shop and I thought I would take a flyer since you never see a seven year old red, much less one from the Loire Valley, on the shelf. I ended up using another Cheverny for the piece, but this is a really interesting wine. Most reds from Tourraine tend …

Just what I expected, super light, elegant, and silky. High acid with tart red fruit, dried earth notes and floral. Chill down to 60 degrees and get down on it, perfect summer red.

Bubble gum and red fruit, redcurrant flavours but a little green on the finish.

A blend of organically farmed Gamay and Pinot Noir with a little bit of Côt (aka. Malbec). Pale, translucent reaspberry red color that looks more like a rosé than a red wine. Colorless rim. Contrasting the pale appearance, the appearance is quite ripe and dark-toned with fresh and youthful aromas of fresh dark fruits, boysenberries, some sweeter strawberry tones and a hint of ink. The wine is light-to-medium-bodied, juicy and quite ripe with youthful flavors of sweet-toned raspberries, boysenberries, some …