I remain a staunch supporter of Loire reds. I find they are very
food-friendly, refreshing and the fruit is rarely cloying. And thanks
to the fact that RP can't be bothered, there's still first class value around.

Lavigne is a long time QPR favorite, it's widely distributed with a pretty big
production. Still I was suprised to find this one, complete with gold medal
from Macon, in the supermarket "medalled" section. A little dearer than
usual at around 6 EU.

This monster weighs in at 14 degrees! A big brambly nose, it's soft in
the mouth with deep and sweet fruit finishing slightly bitter and with a
characteristic Cabernet Franc mouthfeel. Not at all hot, it shows good
balance for drinking now but will probably not improve. Well made
and showing great versatility under difficult conditions. A Loire red
Parker might like... shhh.

Now, for comic relief, would some non-francophones please give
me phonetic spellings for "Aieules?"

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Emery Davis
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