Paget Touraine Cuvee Tradition

[Innkeeper]

2000 James Paget, Touraine, Cuvee Tradition ($9 Blue Hill Wine Shop). Has to be the best value in the world for a cabernet franc! A ton of red raspberries and redcurrents on the nose and upfront as you might guess. Well structured for a CF at any price, but still had nice fineness in texture. Smooth as a baby's behind, and a two alarm finish. Matched nicely, believe it or not, with grilled NY/KC strip steaks, rubbed with OO and Morton rub. Was back in the BHWS again today, and guess what? I bought another one.