Clau de Nell Cabernet Franc 2021
Red
Anjou, France
5.4
WineSaint
Bright red fruit and mineral notes show promise, but barnyard funk and leather overwhelm the delicate Loire character. The wine carries good underlying concentration, yet aggressive tannins and a harsh finish reveal serious flaws that sabotage what should be elegant cool-climate expression.
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Label
Clau de Nell
→Clau de Nell is a small Anjou estate producing precise, understated wines from Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc, and the rarely celebrated Grolleau, farmed with care on schist and tuffeau soils south of the Loire.