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  "path": "/articles/clos-rougeard-loire-cabernet-franc-alternatives/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T13:30:14.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Reading About Drinking",
    "Affordable Wine",
    "cabernet franc",
    "French wine",
    "loire",
    "loire valley",
    "red wine",
    "6 Alternatives to Clos Rougeard, the Loire Valley’s Most Coveted Cabernet Franc",
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  "textContent": "Cabernet Franc is a grape with longstanding attraction. Thanks to its noteworthy versatility, the grape yields wines that can please any red drinker. In general, wines made with Cabernet Franc feature bright red fruit perfuming strong, vegetal notes of bell pepper with textures that fall anywhere from glou-glou to hardy. And the Loire Valley — one of the regions that has claimed Cabernet Franc as its own — leads the wine-making world in representing the grape. Drinkers worldwide know Cabernet Franc grows well in the Loire, but the regional producer that has mastered the grape par excellence is Clos Rougeard.\n\nThe article 6 Alternatives to Clos Rougeard, the Loire Valley’s Most Coveted Cabernet Franc appeared first on VinePair.",
  "title": "6 Alternatives to Clos Rougeard, the Loire Valley’s Most Coveted Cabernet Franc"
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