Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc
Bellegrave 2018 Pomerol
75% Merlot & 25% Cabernet Franc from the western edge of the Pomerol plateau outside of Libourne. Flashing a deep ruby robe, the nose is redolent of tobacco, forest floor, cassis, blackberry and black plum with allspice and clove. Structured...
$63.99
Chevalerie 2020 Vin de France "Bulle de Fort"
The brand new Domaine de la Chevalerie "Bulle de Fort" is a direct press rosé Petillant Naturel, 100% Cabernet Franc and just incredibly delicious!! Warning, this is not a wimpy pale pink rosé - it shows a deep cherry-red color...
$19.99
Arnot-Roberts 2023 Cabernet Franc Watson Ranch
From Polaner: Watson Ranch Vineyard is perched on a steep hillside overlooking the San Pablo Bay at the southernmost end of the Napa Valley. The ranch was named after early Napa attorney, Augustus Watson, who owned the property in the...
$52.99
Fossile 2019 Chinon 'Ame D'Antan'
Domaine du Fossile is the new name for Domaine Patrick Lambert in Chinon, under new owners Moira Smullen and Chris Marshall. This beautiful Chinon is from 65 to 70-year-old vines in sandy clay soils over limestone in Sonnay, near Cravant....
$26.99
Chevalerie 2019 Bourgueil Noms D'Oiseaux
The new Chevalerie cuvée "Noms D'Oiseaux" is from two parcels symbolic of the domain, each situated at the two extremities of the slope overlooking the Loire. “Nom d’Oiseaux” to warn of the urgent need to respect our biodiversity, not just...
$24.99
Delmee, Philippe 2022 Vin de France Ca Faye Treize
Ca Faye Treize is a semi carbonic Cabernet Franc from Philippe Delmee. Don't be fooled by the large number 13 on the bottle, as you will see the Lot # is 022, and it is indeed from 2022! This is...
$16.99
Baudry, Bernard 2023 Chinon Rose
As always, this is one of the most elegant and delicious of all French rosés, a reflection of the Baudry's superb organic vineyard work and the great terroir, as well as their great talent in vinifications with minimal added SO2....
$21.99
Raffault 2009 Chinon "Les Picasses"
(Pre-arrival, delayed by dock strike) Olga Raffault has always been one of my favorite producers, likely because it was one of the first great Loire reds I stumbled upon early in my wine life. The 2009 Les Picasses comes from...
$71.99
Raffault 2008 Chinon "Les Picasses"
The Domaine Olga Raffault Chinon "les Picasses" is one of the most famous wines in the region - a wine that is delicious young but that often takes twenty years to drink at its best, even longer in a good...
$68.99
Baudry 2021 Chinon La Croix Boissée
As Matthew Baudry says "2021 was a difficult year, but the berries benefited from moderate rains at the end of the season, with lots of sunshine in late September and early October. The wines are supple and fruit-forward with lovely...
$55.99
Guion 2022 Bourgueil Rosé
50 years of organic farming and great traditional winemaking give this refreshing wine its perfect balance at 12% alcohol, with beautiful fruit and great earthy expression of the gravel and limestone/clay terroir. The wine shows subtle strawberry/raspberry aromas with citrus,...
$15.99
Chateau Fonroque 2011 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe
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,...
$53.99
Fonplegade 2019 Saint-Emilion
Chateau Fonplegade's vines are situated southwest of the town of Saint-Emilion, just below Ch. Magdelaine on a steep slope of limestone with clay and sandy soils that descends from the plateau. The vines are partly in a natural amphitheater, facing...
$59.99
Brandeau 2020 Les Barriques d'Alice
Alice, Julien's daughter, is the inspiration for the name of this wine, which is a selection from six parcels on south facing clay/limestone slopes in the domaine, fermented and aged in used 500L barrels ("Barriques") for 16 months. A blend...
$25.99
Guion 2020 Bourgueil Cuvee Candide
This is another beautiful wine from the shy and affable Stéphane Guion who is quietly making some of the best wines in Bourgueil. His 2020 Cuvèe Candide (Formerly Domaine) is from not-so-young (15 to 40 year-old) vines, on clay/limestone terroir...
$14.99
Chevalerie 2018 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...
$22.99
Guion NV (2022) VdF Methode Traditionelle Rosé "Bete de Benais"
Stéphane has made his first ever methode traditionnelle sparkling rosé from Cabernet Franc vines in a new parcel on clay/limestone soils in Benais. We can't say that it's equal to the Marie-Courtin "Indulgence," but it's a delightful wine! The color...
$16.99
Delrieu-Ducleux 2023 Le Jeau Rouge
Le Jeau Rouge is made with Grolleau and Cabernet Franc, grown on three small plots with different terroirs - schist, gravel and falun (rocks that are conglomerates of seashells). Whole clusters are foot-tred, with a short maceration, bottled without SO2....
$21.99
Baudry, Bernard 2022 Chinon "Le Domaine"
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 blend of 70% from a parcel in St. Louans near "Les...
$22.99
Baudry, Bernard 2023 Chinon "Les Granges"
From 35 to 40 year-old vines on gravel and sandy soils with a bit of clay near the Vienne river in organic agriculture. Hand harvested, fermented with wild yeasts, ages for 8 to 10 months in cement vats, minimal addition...
$21.99
