Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc
Chevalerie 2019 Bourgueil Busardières
"Busardieres" is a great vineyard fairly high on the slope in Bourgueil on Middle Turonian limestone with shallow topsoils of clay with pebbles of limestone with mica, always giving a wine that is a bit austere in its youth, very...
$46.99
Delmee, Philippe 2023 La Vieux de La Vieille
"Les Vieux de la Vieille" is a French film about 3 mischievous old pranksters who move to a retirement home, much to the joy and relief of their village. Hilarity ensues when they grow bored of the retirement home and...
$23.99
Ilarria 2022 Irouleguy Rouge
In the French Basque hills, enveloped by Spain, Peio Espil tends his family’s estate with impressive care. Peio, after careers in both Sauternes and Jurancon, returned to Irouleguy to work sustainably, and received complete organic certification in 2008. Here he...
$34.99
Bainbridge 2024 50:50
This is a 50/50 blend of Grolleau done in fiberglass and Cabernet Franc made in concrete from vines planted in deep calcium-rich soils. The Cab Franc sees 12 days maceration with the Grolleau seeing four days. It's a light, chillable,...
$25.99
Bainbridge 2022 Highway 8
Highway 8 is 100% Cabernet Franc from Julie & Toby Bainbridge. While light and fresh in style, it shows a depth and beautiful texture that makes it a great option for drinking alongside grilled meats, cheeses, or simply on its...
$29.99
Barbichette 2023 Tete Beche
This is 100% Cabernet Franc, whole cluster crush into a composite fermentor for about two weeks of maceration. Grapes are pressed into a neutral 25hL oak foudre for the remainder of fermentation and élevage - 12 months in total. It...
$29.99
Cru Godard 2022 Francs Cotes de Bordeaux
The lovely Chateau Cru Godard is 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec, certified organic since 2010. Harvested by hand, natural fermentation, and zero new oak. Château Cru Godard’s vines grow on southerly exposed hillsides adjacent...
$18.99
Chevalerie 2015 Bourgueil Les Galichets
The Chevalerie "Galichets" vineyard is on mid-slope Turonian limestone with clay and alluvial sand and gravel topsoil, rich in silex; the vines average about 60 years of age - similar to the "Chevalerie" parcel but a bit lower on the...
$27.99
Szent Donat 2023 Tufa Red
Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: The Tufa is a spicy red field blend from the basalt soils of the Tihany peninsula on Lake Balaton in western Hungary. Spontaneous fermentation without temperature control in wooden vats, and then aging on the...
$25.99
Bukolyi Marcell 2022 Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood) Kisfiam
Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: Bukolyi Marcell has operated his small independent estate in Eger since 2016. A modern version of the historical blend, Kisfiam ("my boy") is loaded with fresh fruits, lively acidity and well-balanced tannins. Cherry cobbler, herbs...
$26.99
Chevalerie 2020 Bourgueil Peu Muleau
Peu Muleau is located on the upper part of the hill in Bourgueil, just below the forest, on Cenozoic eolian sands with iron, clay and altered limestone tuffeau. The vines are around 35 years old, and farmed biodynamically. The maceration...
$24.99
Limited Addition 2023 Cabernet Franc Carbo
This is a delightfully juicy Cabernet Franc from Chad and Bree Stock, done using carbonic maceration. Cab Franc has become more and more popular in Oregon's Willamette Valley, becoming one of the more widely planted varietals in recent years. This...
$28.99
Daugay 2023 Saint-Emilion Rooj
The 2023 Chateau Daugay Saint-Emilion Grand Cru "Rooj" is made with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. "Rooj" replaces the former "Pavillon" bottling, made in a more forward style for currrent drinking. The wine shows lovely red and black fruits,...
$26.99
Baudry, Bernard 2023 Chinon Le Domaine
(Was $25.99) The Baudry Chinon "Domaine" is always one of our favorite reds from the Loire Valley and it's a sensational value as well. All Cabernet Franc of course, a new blend, mostly from a parcel in St. Louans...
$24.99
Guion 2023 Bourgueil Les Pionniers
The new Stéphane Guion 2023 Bourgueil "Pionniers" is dedicated to Stéphane's parents, "pioneers" in organic farming beginning in 1964, among the first in France, and now biodynamic. This is his first wine vinified and bottled with zero-added sulfur dioxide! The wine...
$17.99
Guion 2019 Bourgueil Cuvée Authentique
2019 brings us another superb wine from Stéphane Guion in Bourgueil, whose domaine has been certified organic since the 1960s. The new Cuvée Authentique replaces the Cuvée Prestige (we're not sure why?) coming from vines averaging 50 years-old on thin...
$19.99
Chevalerie 2015 Bourgueil Breteche
Bretêche is Chevalerie's easternmost vineyard, a rented plot on the border of Ingrandes-de-Touraine - (Domaine de la Chevalerie is the only estate claiming this vineyard name). On the southwestern exposed upper part of the mid-slope, the vines are planted on...
$29.99
Chevalerie 2018 Bourgueil "Les Galichets"
Domaine de la Chevalerie's "Les Galichets" vineyard is on the lower part of the Turonian slope just below the "Chevalerie" plot, with clay -alluvial sand and gravel topsoils, rich in silex, giving a wine that is more open and easy...
$27.99
Guion 2022 Bourgueil Cuvée Candide
"This wine expresses the natural characteristics of Cabernet Franc without frills or fuss with its aromas of red fruits, mineral flavors, a certain freshness accompanied by a slight tannic structure, it can be tasted now or kept for 4/5 years."...
$17.99
Daugay 2022 Saint-Emilion Pavillon Daugay
The second wine of Chateau Daugay, the 2022 Pavillon (Saint-Emilion Grand Cru) is primarily Merlot and is aged only in old barrels, giving a luscious young wine for early drinking, best 2026 - 2030. The "Pavillon" is from the estates...
$26.99
Chateau Fonroque 2020 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Château Fonroque is a superb certified biodynamic and organic estate near the village Saint-Émilion, situated on the limestone plateau and hillside. Owned by the Moueix family since 1931, the estate is a proponent of traditional wine-making techniques with hand harvesting,...
$48.99
