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.

Cabernet Franc
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  1. 2024 Zaria Merlot Cabernet Franc
    2024 Zaria Merlot Cabernet Franc
    94 Points Sam Kim
    A classy red from an accomplished Hawkes Bay winemaker. Zaria is the personal label of Bryce Edwards whose gorgeous reds have always overdelivered to our customers through his day job as ... read more
    $27.99 in mixed 6+ or $30.99 per bottle
  2. 2023 Boneline Waipara Iridium Cabernets Merlot
    2023 Boneline Waipara Iridium Cabernets Merlot
    94 Points Richard Caro
    This 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
    $57.99 in mixed 6+ or $64.99 per bottle
  3. 2019 Gerard Bertrand Chateau La Soujeole
    2019 Gerard Bertrand Chateau La Soujeole
    Organic
    92 Points James Suckling
    A top red from excellent vineyards in the heart of Southern France. This Estate was owned by nine generations of the same family from 1740. The last direct descendant, Monseigneur Bertrand de la ... read more
    $59.99 in mixed 6+ or $66.99 per bottle
  4. 2020 Boneline Waipara Amphitheatre Cabernet Franc
    2020 Boneline Waipara Amphitheatre Cabernet Franc
    95 Points Bob Campbell MW
    A 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
    $74.99 in mixed 6+ or $83.99 per bottle
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