Cabernet Franc

With only 10 hectares planted to vines, Château Bardins is miniscule compared to the Left Bank’s best-known estates—and the rustic, traditional wines are quite a find! Dark-fruited and earthy, with hints of graphite... Read More

A classic example of superbly-crafted, lower-intervention Cabernet Franc from the variety’s spiritual home in Chinon. The palate is bright & red-fruited, with hints of the variety’s characteristic greenness, wet stone,... Read More

This gorgeous rosé comes from staunch Chinon traditionalists blessed with a wide variety of fine plots. The Cabernet Franc for this wine comes from a vineyard with gravelly soils and is direct pressed and fermented dry.... Read More

This vibrant, joyful expression of Cabernet Franc comes from an organic estate just east of Bourgueil, tended by the thoughtful vigneron Pierre Gauthier. Fermented using native yeasts & aged in stainless steel, it is a bright,... Read More

Estate-grown Cabernet Franc and Merlot are handled carefully to ensure maximum ripeness in this cold climate region, as well as to avoid the “green” notes sometimes associated with this variety. Aged 10 months in used... Read More

Beautifully balanced with relatively restrained alcohol, this is a gorgeous example of Left Bank Bordeaux starting to develop in the bottle. Notes of cassis, kirsch, and plum are layered with hints of earth, leather, and brooding... Read More

Deep and dark in color, with complex, lively aromas of cassis, kirsch, and plum leading to a robust, ripe palate with the same profile. Lifted by pleasant acidity, the wine closes with well-structured but very soft tannins. Delicious... Read More

The estate’s flagship bottling of Cabernet Franc, this is a low-intervention wine with remarkable freshness, offering ripe, snappy red fruits and beautifully integrated tannins with subtle earth. Crowd-pleasing and very... Read More

Located near famed Cheval Blanc, Château de Valois has both excellent terroir and an approach that showcases it: minimal sulfur, mostly neutral oak, and no fining before bottling. This Pomerol is rustic and earthy with lively... Read More

Helmed by the great-grandson of James de Rothschild, this small Bordeaux estate boasts the clay-limestone soil that makes for the finest Saint-Émilion. Layers of Morello cherry, black fruit, spice, and vanilla from well-integrated... Read More

Made without the use of any sulfur during winemaking or at the time of bottling, this is a fresh, vibrant wine from the south of France that still has plenty of grippy tannic structure. Excellent with food, it is well-suited to... Read More

From hillside vines at the base of Howell Mountain, this is an excellent example of Napa Cabernet that retains its Bordelais inspiriation—bold & structured, but not quite so jammy and overly oaked as many others. Dark fruits,... Read More

Classic Left Bank Bordeaux! Aromas of cassis, green pepper, baking spice, and graphite with medium-plus body, lifting, acidity, and flavors of black cherry, plum, leather, and earth with a long, grippy finish. Drinking beautifully... Read More

Montrose’s ‘third wine’ is dominated by Merlot, making it a surprisingly soft, approachable Left Bank option. Notes of ripe red fruit, pleasant spice, and well-integrated oak lead to a long finish with excellent... Read More

From estate vineyards in the heart of Bolgheri—also home to Sassicaia—this wine offers excellent value for its complexity, richness, and age-worthy structure. Ripe black and red fruit, spice, and well-integrated oak... Read More

This organically-farmed blend comes from just south of Bordeaux and Armagnac. A marriage of red and black fruit with vibrant, fresh acidity and an earthy, mineral core should please fans of both Bordeaux and Loire Cabernet Franc,... Read More

Organically farmed, fermented in oak, and aged in a combination of very old barrels and stainless steel, this classic wine from Madiran is dark-fruited, powerful, and hedonistic, with brambly flavors and aromas supported by spice... Read More

Coming from the same family that owns and operates Schramsberg—probably the country’s most famous sparkling wine—this is a bold, broad-shouldered Napa Valley Cabernet that will please those who like their wines... Read More

An outstanding example of properly made domestic Cabernet! Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, and ripe plums. Light and gripping tannins. Hints of vanilla, toast, & kirsch that evolve on the mid-palate, intertwined with mint, eucalyptus,... Read More

This is an exceptional vintage. The 2019 Altagracia Cabernet emerges out of the glass with intense aromas of black cherries, black currant liqueur and blackberry pie spiced up with cinnamon, nutmeg and a hint of rosewood and sandalwood.... Read More