{"id":104,"date":"2020-09-01T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=104"},"modified":"2020-09-01T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T09:33:00","slug":"well-toast-september-with-cabernet-franc-its-louis-de-grenelle-saumur-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=104","title":{"rendered":"We’ll Toast September with Cabernet Franc! It’s Louis de Grenelle Saumur Ros\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are year-round ros\u00e9 fans and Louis de Grenelle Saumur Ros\u00e9<\/a> is a 100% Cabernet Franc sparkling ros\u00e9 from the Loire Valley. We've enjoyed this wine in many fine dining restaurants over the years. This bottle came from our "local" (as in favorite local pub) Cornwall's<\/a> in Kenmore Square.<\/p>\n

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We added a bottle to a recent take-out order. We were looking for a well-loved sparkling wine for September and recalled this one that Penny has sipped so many times at the bar at Cornwall's. One of the reasons this place is a favorite is that Ed can enjoy their many draft beers and Penny will still have a choice of very nice wines. (We also enjoy the warm welcome and fun we have with the Cornwall team.)<\/p>\n

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That 1859 on the label is the year the family began making wines in Saumur. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Today, Fran\u00e7oise Flao heads the company and as they say, "With passion at the heart of her work, more than ever she cultivates her knowledge of the terroirs and the diversity of their grape varieties. Her knowledge of the land and the vine strengthens her links with the winemakers and enables her to control the quality of the grapes which give these wines their typical style."<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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In past writings about this wine, we've said:<\/p>\n

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"Like many ros\u00e9s, this one always brings on a smile." <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very pretty pink, touched with just a little peach, with a light effervescence.\u201d<\/p>\n

"We could detect a little almond on the nose, maybe some strawberry. It has a nice dry background. To really appreciate this sparkler, don\u2019t over-chill it!"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here's the back label to let you know this wine comes from a very good importer, European Cellars, and is just 12% ABV.<\/p>\n

Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!<\/p>\n

We purchase our bottle to go at Cornwall's<\/a> for $22.00<\/p>\n

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