Winemaker Notes
100% Cabernet Franc
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This has notes of freshly turned earth, crushed rocks, currants, gravel, peppercorns and hibiscus on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied with fresh, dissolved tannins and fresh acidity. Textural, fleshy and voluminous with some sour cherry character at the center and a sharp, stony edge towards the finish.
Cabernet Franc, a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, is the subtler and more delicate of the Cabernets. Today Cabernet Franc produces outstanding single varietal wines across the wine-producing world. Somm Secret—One of California's best-kept secrets is the Happy Canyon appellation of Santa Barbara. Here Cabernet Franc shines as a single varietal wine or in blends, expressing sumptuous fruit, savory aromas and polished tannins.
On the north bank of the Loire Valley in the western end of the greater Touraine region, Bourgueil makes a sturdy and aromatic Cabernet Franc.