Domaine De La Croix Marie, Les Lisons Chinon 2014, Loire Valley, France
Tasting Note: Ruby in color with some purple highlights this Chinon has a nose of dry red and black fruit mixed with a small helping of spring green vegetables.[Read more]
Sierra Ridge, Cabernet Franc 2011, Amador County, California
Tasting Note: A straightforward cough syrup experience.[Read more]
Sierra Ridge, Cabernet Franc 2010, Amador County, California
Tasting Note: A straightforward cabernet franc with some mid-palate complexity.[Read more]
Bernard Baudry, Les Granges Chinon 2013, Loire, France
Tasting Note: For those of you who enjoy earthy elements combined with moderate acidity in a fruit restrained (vs a fruit forward) style, this cab franc is for you.[Read more]
Loma Larga, Cabernet Franc 2007, Casablanca Valley, Chile
Tasting Note: Casablanca Valley shows it can produce great cabernet franc that has aging potential with this bottle.[Read more]
Morandé, Limited Edition Cabernet Franc 2010, El Padre, Maipo Valley, Chile
Tasting Note: If you’re looking for a juicy, fruit-forward cabernet franc you won’t get it here; with this wine you get a substantial Chilean cab franc that shows what hot-weather cab franc can be with a focus on accentuating its tertiary qualities.[Read more]
Heron Hill, Reserve Cabernet Franc 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: If you’ve had cabernet franc from other countries, you know that the grape has many styles.[Read more]
Chateau de Coulaine, Bonnaventure Chinon 2011, Loire, France
Tasting Note: Taken all together this cabernet franc is mostly a straightforward expression of the grape varietal and terroir in a decidedly soft-textured style with little mid-palate complexity, yet the wine still provides a view into the overall style of the region.[Read more]
Domaine de la Colline, Chinon 2013, Loire, France
Tasting Note: An average Chinon.[Read more]
Desierto Pampa, Cabernet Franc 2006, Alto Valle del Rio Colorado, Argentina
Tasting Note: Taste the first vision of single-varietal, hot weather, cab franc successfully realized by visionary Paul Hobbs long before cabernet franc became fashionable.[Read more]
