Browse by Grape - Cabernet Franc
One of the lesser known Bordeaux red varieties although its more prominent in the Loire Valley. Despite this the legendary name of Château Cheval Blanc has occasionally had a 100% Cabernet Franc make up in its wine. Normally blended in Bordeaux but often bottled undiluted in the Loire, this rich red grape should produce a wine with a raspberry character with more apparent fruitiness than its more Famous Cabernet Sauvignon cousin. Now planted across the wine globe, with worthy mentions going to New Zealand and Australia.
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Argentina :: Mendoza
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot
Body: e - Full
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In each of the three ranges from this winery - Serbal, Catalpa and Atamisque - there is a blend, an assemblage. Catalpa Assemblage is comprised of Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec in varying proportions depending on the vintage. 60% of this wine is aged for 12 months in new French oak barrels, 40% in stainless steel prior to blending and a further 6 months in bottle prior to release. Crafted in a fairly extravagant style this is a lovely, plump, velvet textured delight with clever use of oak in evidence, capable of developing very nicely for 8 - 10 years.
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Argentina
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec
Expresivo is harvested from Gualtallary Terroir, which translates in mineral notes, firm fine grained tannins and great length. This wine has aromas
of blackberry, peppercorn tree with balanced natural acidity.
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Australia
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Colour: Dark garnet red
Bouquet: dark berry fruits with undertones of dried herbs and cigar box.
Palate: Elegant and refined with lovely berry fruits framed by supple savory tannins.
Grapes were destemmed, sorted and crushed into small batches for ferment. Wines were fermented with wild yeast, gaining layered complexity. Extended time on skins post fermentation gave the wine greater depth and savoury characteristics. The wine was pressed, and racked to oak for maturation. It was then left to evolve in oak for 16 months before blending for bottling.
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Canada :: Niagara Peninsular
Cabernet Franc
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Rich dark fruit, notes of blueberry, accompanied by velvety dark chocolate and cocoa. Hints of cedar and a subtle smokiness are complemented by undertones of blackberry and molasses.
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France :: Bordeaux :: St. Emilion
Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Body: c - Medium
Ready to drink
A classic claret. Cherry red colour with an intensive floral nose followed by a rich fruity palate dominated by crunchy red fruit notes. A very aromatic, well-balanced but robust wine.
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France :: Regional France
Cabernet Franc
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Opaque, perfumed with fragrant black cherry, cassis and spice. Full bodied, intense with countless layers of flavour including blackcurrant, cedar and graphite. Dense fruit on the palate is bound by a structure of fine grained tannins and a lively acidity. This wine shows great depth and character and yet is refined with a long, elegant finish.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Medoc
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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This is a very consistent wine with plenty of soft, open, easy-going blackcurrant fruit and hints of spice and vanilla oak on the finish.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Listrac-Medoc
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Bright ruby in colour, with juicy cherries and red berries on the nose. There is a hint of smoke, that pairs nicely with subtle graphite notes. The palate is plump with plums and cherries, yet light-footed, with fresh acidity and fine tannins gently framing the core of cool red and black fruit. Hints of earthiness and smokiness add to the complexity on the finish. Soft, supple and ready to drink now.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Medoc
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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A fine, elegant wine with plump red berried fruit and delicate hints of oak spice. Smooth and supple on the palate, with fine tannins and a long, persistent finish.
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France :: Bordeaux
Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Merlot-based, this wine has great structure with mouth-filling spicy fruit and fine length. Lovely plummy fruit is backed by fine tannins and the added nuance of Cabernet Franc.
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France :: Loire :: Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc
Body: c - Medium
Ready to drink
Slender and fresh with stony minerality, blackberries, wild raspberries and a green hint of wild blueberry bushes and compost.
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France :: Bordeaux
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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A full, firm, ripe left-bank claret that shows style and richness. Superb vintage.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Lalande-de-Pomerol
Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Dark in colour, with a powerful nose of ripe black fruits and violet notes. An elegant and complex palate. A dense bouquet with a beautiful tannic base, fruity and fresh on the finish, well balanced.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Margaux
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Exhibiting aromas of rich currant fruit and creamy new oak, the 2019 Siran is medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins that assert themselves on the youthfully chewy finish. This is a flavourful, nicely balanced wine that will reward a bit of bottle age.
Robert Parker 22/02/22
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France :: Bordeaux
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
Ready to drink
This is the Second wine of Château Léoville Poyferré, it benefits from the same care as its big brother, both in the vineyard and in the cellars. Bursting with fruit, this bright, attractive wine is accessible in its youth.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Saint-Estèphe
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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The 2015 vintage comes with a nose of baked black cherry fruit and cigar box. This follows through on to the palate with a medium body, lovely rich fruit and well balanced earthy taste. Soft tannins on the mid palate and a medium finish.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Saint-Estèphe
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Classic, weighty Claret from St Estephe.
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France :: Bordeaux
Cabernet Franc, Merlot
A very approachable wine from the Pomerol region, medium bodied with gentle acidity. Ready for drinking now. Silky merlot indeed.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Pauillac
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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This superb 5th Growth Pauillac is owned by the Rothschild family, now for the third generation. With vineyards perfectly positioned next to First Growths Lafite and Mouton, the only surprise is its classification isn't higher. A 95-pt masterpiece.
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New Zealand :: Wairapa
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Amazing value Bordeaux blend from New Zealand
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South Africa :: Boberg :: Stellenbosch
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syrah/Shiraz
Body: e - Full
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Estate Reserve Red Blend (formerly Grand Vin de Glenelly) is the signature red wine of the estate, a blend of Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
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South Africa :: Boberg :: Franschoek
Cabernet Franc
Body: c - Medium
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A deep ruby mulberry colour and immense bouquet with scents reminiscent of bell-pepper, red berries, spice and cigar box. A wine of ample structure that fills the palate with concentrated fruit and berry sensations.
WOW just WOW!
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South Africa :: Boberg :: Stellenbosch
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petite Verdot, Syrah/Shiraz
Body: e - Full
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A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot.
Baking spices, dark chocolate and black, vibrant fruits hint at the power to follow. Complex aromas of pure cassis, meat and oak spice lead to a well-integrated fruit centre with dense, but finely-tuned tannins. This is a wonderful blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Shiraz and 5% each of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot where the components are expressive but well-balanced and the whole is so much more than the parts. Powerful, explosive and medium- to full-bodied with the precision of 2017 shining through to a long-defined finish.
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Spain :: Ribera del Duero
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syrah/Shiraz, Tempranillo
Body: d - Medium to Full
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The deep crimson-coloured 2006 Quinta Sardonia gives up an aromatic array of cedar, Asian spices, incense, and blackberry. Savoury and supple on the palate, it has enough underlying structure to evolve for 2-3 years and should be at its best from 2012 to 2026.
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USA
Cabernet Franc
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full and round with some ripe leather on the nose and a wonderfully fresh blackberry and apple pie body. This is so far removed from other Napa wines which can go wel over the top or the overbearing mint humbug style of Australian Coonawara. A really classy wine
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