{"product_id":"franc-cardinal-cotes-de-bordeaux-2019-merlot-cabernet-franc-13-5","title":"Franc Cardinal Côtes de Bordeaux 2019 | Merlot\/Cabernet Franc | 13.5%","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe newly-formed Côtes de Bordeaux appellation – a hilly strip of land just across the river from Graves dubbed the “Saint-Emilion satellites”– is a region brimming with potential. At its eastern fringe lies Franc-Côtes de Bordeaux, whose sunny limestone-clay slopes are particularly suited to growing Merlot and Cabernet Franc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere Sophie Holzberg is realising her vision of making the most delicious and sustainable wines at Château Franc Cardinal, a property which she founded together with her husband before he tragically passed away in a road accident in 2010. Certified organic, the 10ha estate is farmed without pesticides or herbicides.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn contrast to the tiered cuvée model of many other estates, Sophie crafts just one wine from her three vineyard sites. A blend of Merlot (70%), Cabernet Franc (25%), and Malbec (5%) with minimal wood influence, it combines a wild berry character with fresh cigars, forest floor, and fine, silky tannins, and possesses the exact sort of freshness and elegance sought by drinkers tired of Bordeaux’s influx of high-alcohol, jammy wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Rare Drop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56999875182857,"sku":null,"price":28.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0834\/7369\/4985\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_e7583ebe-8a46-4b7f-b1a8-c217ee5cca0a.jpg?v=1776264538","url":"https:\/\/www.theraredrop.co.uk\/products\/franc-cardinal-cotes-de-bordeaux-2019-merlot-cabernet-franc-13-5","provider":"The Rare Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}