Fred Mabileau 'FRED' St. Nicolas de Bourgueil
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Cabernet Franc
Loire Valley, France
Based in Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil, in the Loire Valley’s Touraine region, Frederic Mabileau is a 28ha estate which has emerged over the last 20 years as one of the world’s greatest producers of Cabernet Franc. The Domaine has been run by Frederic’s wife, Natalie and her two sons, Charly & Remy since the tragic passing of Frederic in August 2020.
Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil, feel free to shorten it to St Nicolas, is the tiniest of the Cabernet Franc’s appellation of the Loire. With only 2,500 acres and 140 producers, it represents half of Chinon’s area of appellation. An ocean of vine on the original wine riverbed, that’s what make St Nicolas the most precise
expression of the varietal and the most delicate too. This new cuvee “FRED”, launched by Remy, is a tribute to Frédéric, or Fred. By using the Aviation Alphabet to discretely give this wine his dad’ nickname, he also remembers one of Fred’s passions: flying.