Cabernet Franc
The Cabernet Franc grape is to France’s West what Pinot Noir is to the East. A slightly perfumed native variety with a penchant for mutation, it spawned most of Bordeaux’s red grapes including the much more famous Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Cab Franc shares with the latter a pleasing ‘green’ bell pepper aroma but offers a more silky and feminine array of dark fruit, pepper and tobacco notes. Though valued in Bordeaux its use comes in a distant third, while in the New World single varietal Cab Francs are sadly not common. Slightly earlier to ripen than Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc managed to thrive only in France’s cooler Loire Valley, where classic expressions such as Chinon and Saumur showcase its elegance and expressive charm.

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2020 Olga Raffault Chinon Les BarnabesA serious single-vineyard 100% Cabernet Franc from a traditional natural wine producer in France's Loire Valley. Les Barnabes vineyard is a distinctive river-side site, where alluvial sand and ... read more$35.99 in mixed 6+ or $39.99 per bottle
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2021 I Clivi Cabernet FrancAn expressive Cabernet Franc from the hills of Udine, in the Friuli region of North-East Italy. Like Merlot, Cabernet Franc was widely planted in this area following the 19th Century phylloxera ... read more$35.99 in mixed 6+ or $40.99 per bottle
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2019 Olga Raffault Chinon Les PeuillesA leading single-vineyard red from a natural Cabernet Franc producer in the Loire Valley. Les Peuilles is a special site for this small family operation, a "lieu dit" on a pleateau near the ... read more$39.99 in mixed 6+ or $44.99 per bottle
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2017 Olga Raffault Chinon Les PicassesA serious 100% Cabernet Franc from the classic terroir of Chinon in the Loire Valley. Les Picasses is the most famous Chinon lieu-dit, close to the village of Beaumont-En-Véron on the north ... read more$44.99 in mixed 6+ or $49.99 per bottle
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2019 Boneline Waipara Iridium Cabernets MerlotThis stylish and complex Bordeaux blend is full of ripe cassis and berry fruits, with a leafy and mineral turn about it. The freshness and fine tannin of this blend of Cabernet, Cabernet Franc ... read more$50.99 in mixed 6+ or $56.99 per bottle
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2020 Boneline Waipara Amphitheatre Cabernet FrancA serious Cabernet Franc that scored a coup by winning trophies (in the 2016 vintage) for Champion Wine of the show and Champion Emerging Red Wine at Bragato. It has serious bones, with classic ... read more$71.99 in mixed 6+ or $80.99 per bottle
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Mixed 6 — Olga Raffault Chinon RedsA delicious pack of three superb single vineyard wines from one of the Loire Valley's superstars. Olga Raffault works in the exciting area of Chinon, known for lighter-bodied reds based entirely ... read more$241.94 per pack
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