Raats Family Wines, Dolomite Cabernet Franc 2015, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tasting Note: An entry-level cabernet franc for Raats Family Wines that is miles above most new world cabernet francs.[Read more]
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Morgenhof Estate Cabernet Franc 2013 – A Basic Cab Franc
Morgenhof Estate, Cabernet Franc 2013, Simonsberg – Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tasting Note: This cabernet franc is straightforward in profile and presents the basic form of the grape with some flavor concentration but lacking much mid-palate complexity.[Read more]
Hermanuspietersfontein 1855 Swartskaap 2009 – You’d Swear You Were in the Loire
Hermanuspietersfontein 1855, Swartskaap 2009, Sondagskloof, South Africa
Tasting Note: Picture yourself in the Loire, drink this wine, and remind yourself you’re actually tasting South Africa terroir and experiencing a cabernet franc that shows it can compete on the international cabernet-franc stage.[Read more]
Camberley Cabernet Franc 2014 – The Softer Side of Cab Franc
Camberley, Cabernet Franc 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tasting Note: Oh South Africa, you do impress and surprise.[Read more]
Delaire Graff Cabernet Franc Rosé 2017 – A Mostly-Straightforward Rosé with Earthy Elements
Delaire Graff, Cabernet Franc Rosé 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tasting Note: Medium-intensity salmon in color, this wine has an aromatic nose of strawberry, red plum, blossom and some earthy forest floor elements.[Read more]
Zorgvliet Cabernet Franc 2015 – Loire-Styled with Loads to Recommend It
Zorgvliet, Cabernet Franc 2015, Banghoek, South Africa
Tasting Note: A very Loire-styled cabernet franc with loads to recommend it.[Read more]
Zorgvliet Cabernet Franc Rosé 2017 – More Depth than Your Typical Rosé
Zorgvliet, Cabernet Franc Rosé 2017, Banghoek, South Africa
Tasting Note: A fresh cabernet franc rosé with more depth than your typical rosé.[Read more]
Glenelly Glass Collection Cabernet Franc 2015 – Black Plum & Pencil Shavings
Glenelly, Glass Collection Cabernet Franc 2015, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tasting Note: Deep-intensity ruby in color, this wine has an aromatic nose of black plum, graphite, pencil shavings, cedar and raspberry.[Read more]
Waterkloof Circumstance Cabernet Franc 2014 – A Subtle Connection with Chinon
Waterkloof, Circumstance Cabernet Franc 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tasting Note: One feels a subtle connection with Chinon with this cabernet franc that delivers some of the Loire’s signature qualities but in a decidedly warmer-climate, uniquely-South-African style.[Read more]
Avontuur Estate Wine Cabernet Franc 2014 – Loads of Flavor Concentration
Avontuur Estate Wine, Cabernet Franc 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tasting Note: A cabernet franc that displays loads of flavor concentration and black fruit.[Read more]
