Loire Valley (wine) more pronounced mineral notes. The Cabernet franc based wines are also lighter in color with more vegetal or "weed"-like aromas. In riper vintages, a Loire Cabernet franc will develop aromas of raspberries and lead pencil shavings. The Loire Valley has a high density of vine plantings with an average of 1,600-2,000 vines per acre (4,000-5,000 per hectare). Some Sancerre vineyards have as many as 10,000 plants per hectare. With more vines competing for the same limited resources in the soil, the density is designed to compensate for the excessive yields that some of the grape varieties, like Chenin blanc, are
French frigate Loire (1796) a crew of 50 men. "Loire" had only three men slightly wounded. The captured Spanish crew had lost 19 of their 50 men, mostly killed by pike and sword; some however jumped overboard. On 4 June 1805 "Loire" made an attack on Muros. Two French privateer vessels were discovered lying in the bay, one of them being , pierced for 26 guns, 12 and 9-pounders, although not having them on board. A landing party of 50 men from "Loire" under first lieutenant James Lucas Yeo stormed the town's fort, which was firing its twelve 18-pounder guns at "Loire". The landing