2005 Catherine and Pierre Breton Chinon 'Beaumont'

The other night at Bastide, I tasted a fabulous Bourgueil from Catherine and Pierre Breton in France's Loire Valley. The estate has been organic for 16 years, bio-dynamic for just over a decade. Like its sister appellation Chinon, Bourgueil is Cabernet Franc all the way. And while the wine lover in me covets that bottle of single vineyard Bourgueil, my pocketbook leans toward the couple's delicious basic Chinon.

October 29, 2008