Réserve des Vignerons, Saumur Champigny 2013, Loire, France
Tasting Note: The wine reflects the basic style of red wine for which the region is known.[Read more]
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McCay Cellars Cabernet Franc 2012 – Fruit Centric Without Being Overly Fruit Forward
McCay Cellars, Cabernet Franc 2012, Lodi, California
Tasting Note: A winner for the region that is impressive not because it approaches French cabernet franc, but because it approaches the grape from a slightly fruit-centric perspective without being overly fruit-forward in style.[Read more]
Cuvée Ronsard Domaine de la Petite Mairie Bourgueil 2012 – A Basic Cab Franc
Cuvée Ronsard, Domaine de la Petite Mairie, Bourgueil 2012, Loire Valley, France
Tasting Note: An inoffensive cabernet franc that shows the basic grape without maximizing on any one aroma or flavor dimension while capturing the region’s characteristic earth-forward style.[Read more]
Marc Brédif Chinon 2013 – Restrained Black Fruit
Marc Brédif, Chinon 2013, Chinon, Loire, France
Tasting Note: Experience wet earth, wet hay and restrained black fruit in your glass with minor red fruit notes in the background.[Read more]
Maitre de Chai Cuvee Signee Chinon 2014 – Simply Delicious
Maitre de Chai Cuvee Signee, Chinon 2014, Chinon, Loire, France
Tasting Note: An enjoyable, inky, food-friendly, French cabernet franc that would go well with dinner parties.[Read more]
Gillmore Hacedor de Mundos Cabernet Franc Old Vines 2010 – Concentrated Chiliean Old Vines Cab Franc
Gillmore Hacedor de Mundos Cabernet Franc Old Vines 2010, Loncomilla Valley, Chile
Tasting Note: A cabernet franc that shows the best of the grape and from rare old vines in Chile.[Read more]
Francois Lurton Hacienda Araucan Humo Blanco Cabernet Franc 2013 – A Cab Franc with a Chilean Nose
Francois Lurton Hacienda Araucan, Humo Blanco Cabernet Franc 2013, Colchagua Valley, Chile
Tasting Note: A cab franc at an affordable price point with lots to like about it without being overly complex.[Read more]
Lagarde Guarda Cabernet Franc 2012 – A Supple Cab Franc
Lagarde, Guarda Cabernet Franc 2012, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This cabernet franc is ruby in color.[Read more]
Benegas Lynch Libertad Estate Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2006 – Reductive Red Fruit
Benegas Lynch, Libertad Estate Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2006, Maipu, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This unfiltered, garnet-colored cabernet franc has a nose filled with reductive red fruit notes suggesting the wine has passed its time.[Read more]
Bodega Catena Zapata Angelica Zapata Cabernet Franc Alta 2011 – Like a Light Perfume You Could Dab Behind Your Ears
Bodega Catena Zapata, Angelica Zapata, Cabernet Franc Alta 2011, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This fragrant, aromatic cabernet franc is like a light perfume you could dab behind your ears.[Read more]
