Retour Complices de Loire - Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil - Les Canonnières - Red - 2023
COUNTRY/REGION: Loire Valley
DESIGNATION: AOP Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
COLOR: Red
VINTAGE: 2023
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Cabernet Franc
ALCOHOL: 12.5 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Ruby red with purplish highlights.
Nose Clean and fruity, with flavours of red fruit and spices
Palate A light wine highlighted by generous and cheerful fruity notes. An immediate delight!
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 14 and 16°C.
Food Delicatessen, roast chicken, cow's tomme.
Cellar ageing From now until 2026
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine François-Xavier Barc and Gérald Vallée are a dynamic duo shaking up the Loire Valley wine scene, ushering in a new era of higher standards and precision. Through an uncompromising selection of partner winemakers, they brilliantly showcase the terroir.

Drawing on their keen instincts, these two grape hunters craft graceful and generous cuvées accessible to a wide audience—a perfect way to explore Loire wines without breaking the bank.
Wine Originating from flinty clay and sandy soils, the 2023 Les Canonnières Red Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil reveals itself with admirable precision. This is a fruity, straightforward, and highly enjoyable Cabernet Franc, exhibiting great purity and freshness. A delicious wine offering pure pleasure, perfect to savor simply with roast chicken.
Vinification Hand harvested, fermented in stainless steel vats, aged for a minimum of 8 months in stainless steel vats.
AWARDS
AWARDS A wine rated 91/100 by our Committee!