Domaine des Raguenières Bourgueil Les Haies 2019
About the wine
This super smooth and classy Cabernet Franc makes a more elegant alternative to big, brash Cab Sav
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If you’ve always wanted to love Cabernet Sauvignon but found it too big and brash for your taste buds, this might be the perfect wine for you.
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Philippine Delachaux specialises in 100% Cabernet Franc reds made exclusively in her family vineyards down in the Loire Valley. Cabernet Franc is traditionally used in Bordeaux blends and is closely related to Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s got lots of the same flavours but it’s lighter, softer, and more aromatic - which is what makes it such a great alternative to Cab Sav.
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This wine was made using Cabernet Franc from a specially selected plot and has been aged in French oak barrels for 6 months to add complexity and roundness on the palate. It’s got tantalising aromas of sour cherries and black fruit along with those signature leafy green notes you often get with a Cabernet. This is a proper foodie wine that’s begging to be enjoyed with a proper indulgent plate of food - we’d plump for a nice roast leg of lamb or a great big wedge of your favourite cheese.
Best before
Drink now to 2029
Serving advice
Open/Decant 1 hour before serving
Food match
A proper foodie wine - this goes great with red meats and cheeses.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
France
Loire Valley
Cabernet Franc
Smooth Red
12.5% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Philippine Delachaux
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Although used in classic Bordeaux blends, Cab Franc can make delicious wines in its own right. So when her parents bought the Domaine des Raguenières back in 2012, Philippine Delachaux began her mission to put the Loire’s most popular red grape back on its pedestal.
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Her Cab Francs are authentic, terroir-driven wines from grapes grown exclusively in their own vineyards in the communes of Benais, Restigné and Ingrande de Touraine (the ‘garden of France’), in the heart of the Loire Valley - 18 hectares of Cabernet Franc which she transforms into delicious juicy red drops of French loveliness.
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To Philippine winemaking isn’t a job, it’s her passion. “For me every day waking up and going to work is a real pleasure, because I don’t have a typical day. I might be making wine, doing paperwork, or driving tractors in the vineyards. It keeps me humble. I like the authenticity of creating terroir wines which are unique to your little plot of land.”
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