Cabernet Franc

It’s hard to stay a lone wolf for long, so you’ve got to stay looking over your shoulder as the weird ones are out there. It could be time to show a little teeth and let them know your bark isn’t worse than your bite. There are always new wolves in town equally hungry and equally weird. Don’t be afraid to let ‘em know who leads the pack. The most savage vintage yet. It’s deep and bloody, dripping with meaty fruit. The broad shoulders will help it age gracefully with time, but this is no brute. Its elegant baking spice and dried floral components compliment its power.

Dark red brick in color. The aroma is filled with fine sandalwood, prunes, ripe blueberries and hints of liquorice. The mouth-feel is elegant but firm and there is a nice round fruit component that is wonderfully balanced by great minerality, fine toasted oak and layers of ripe tannins. There is a vibrant long finish with a hint of bell pepper typically for Cabernet Franc. This is a great food wine and will improve nicely with age.

Discover Cosentino The Franc Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Elegant and earthy, this Cabernet Franc is supple with ripe red fruit. Imported by Kermit Lynch.

Discover COR Cellars Cabernet Franc Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Notes of dark cherry, underlining baker’s chocolate and strong currant notes greet the nose out of the glass. Raspberry preserve, custard and creamy notes are supported by a well rounded tannin profile and finished by integrated red cherry notes mingling with the French Oak spicy notes.

Discover Domaine Les Pins Bourgueil Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

We love the Mae’s Vineyard (part of the Quady North Vineyards) in the Applegate Valley AVA in southern Oregon, and have worked with the grapes as the sole component of our Loire clones, dominated by a base of Cabernet Franc. This was our fifth year leasing the block of Mae’s Loire clone Cabernet Franc. Grower/Owner, Herb Quady has become one of the best growers in the region who is doing all the right things with the fantastic Oregon pink granite bedrock based soils. The Quady site is relatively high in the hills above the Applegate river, and is generally warmer than the Willamette Valley. However, at high elevation, the Quady site is cooler and wetter than the Rogue Valley AVA at lower elevation and to the east. Herb grew up in the famed Quady Family in California’s Central Valley. He later became the vineyard manager for Randall Graham’s Bonny Doon wine empire before coming north to southern Oregon with his sights on applying organic farming techniques to a region with largely undiscovered vineyard potential. His Mae’s Vineyard block slopes southeast into the Applegate Valley in one of the prettiest spots we’ve seen in the state. Loamy/clay and marine sediment overlay a large broken granite slab (yes granite!), which makes this a truly distinctive site to work with. We picked our Cab Franc at Quady over two periods, an early picking (Evee Block) that mostly went to the Béton blend and the later pick, which was primarily used for our varietal Cabernet Franc, featured here. As has become our modus operandi for fermentations, we utilized the pied de cuve (native yeast build ups) technique to harness as much of the native yeast flora from the site to best express the sense of place each of these wines came from.

A crimson robe, the nose of subtle raspberry, rhubarb, spicy and tobacco aromas. In the mouth the elegant and silky tannins bring a very feminine touch to this wine.

Discover Sauvion Chinon Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover Château De Brézé Cremant de Loire Rosé Nv Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Fruity yet restrained with aromas and flavors of cherries, blueberries and violets, backed by leather and peat. The wine is full and complex with tannin and a great mouthfeel.

Discover Forty Winks Cabernet Franc Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover Shooting Star Blue Franc Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Maxville is nestled deep in Chiles Valley of Napa Valley, and strives to uphold the promise of this land by creating the highest quality wines. This garnet Cabernet Franc releases elegant hints of spice, toasty oak, and an opulent texture on the palate followed by a persistent silky finish making you want more.

Juicy black cherry and creamy blueberry flavors follow an earthy peppery nose in our version of the other Cabernet. Soft & smooth, great with simple meats and pasta dishes.

Discover Dom Laroque Cabernet Franc Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Discover Canyon Wind Cabernet Franc Beer. Is a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage. You can learn more about this beer and its availability here.

Aromas of cigar box, toasty oak, licorice and bright berry fruits are graced with flavors of pink peppercorn, vanilla, smoked cherries and a touch of dusty earth. This velvety textured Cabernet Sauvignon is a bit tight now, so we recommend decanting for an hour or two if opened immediately. Cellar for 12+ years.

This is our 21st edition of Cabernet Franc. Deep, dark ruby color and bursting with aromas of black raspberry, cherry, and red currant, with hints of pencil shavings, rose petals, cedar and vanilla. Flavors mirror fruit aromas, adding blueberry, anise, espresso and cocoa powder. The lingering finish recalls creme brulee, graphite and roasted nuts. Best of Class, 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition