Château Yvonne "L'île Quatre Sous" Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc 2018

Madden Leaman

Initial: Barnyard and vanilla on the nose; medium acid on palate; the usual dark fruit (cassis, blackberry, stewed plum) with some good vegetal undertones. Nice low-to-medium tannins. After sitting corked for a 2 days: much less vanilla and much much more green olive and green bell pepper savory notes that I associate with Saumur. Great wine.

Vanessa

Château Yvonne, ‘L’île Quatre Sous,’ is 100% Cabernet Franc from Saumur Champigny AOC in the Saumur region of Loire Valley, France. The Vintage 2018. The ABV is 14.5%.

Shawn Thompson

If this Cabernet Franc were a person, he would be your salt-of-the-earth uncle who works all day in his barn and then comes over for dinner in a tweed jacket and rustic plaid bow tie. The wine pours a dark purple colour and lands heavy in the glass. We decanted for 2 hours and the nose opens slowly, first with a hint of violets and damp forest floor and then more expressively with bramble berries and the faint scent of eucalyptus. The palate is assertive with juicy black berry, and Saskatoon berry and as it finishes we experienced notes of raisin, cacao and pencil lead - we paired it with pan seared chops done in a garlic, sage and Masala glaze set a top a warm Braeburn apple and radicchio salad.

Ben Hemani

Great value cab franc from MS. Get more!