Winemaker Notes
An easy-drinking red with tangy red fruits of raspberry and blackcurrant combined with a nice freshness.
Pairs well with red meat, grilled chicken, charcuterie or Mediterranean cuisine.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
A pure and unadorned version, offering a juicy, expressive mix of raspberry and crunchy plum notes, plus lots of pepper. Open and friendly on the palate, with softened tannins, a dusting of graphite and juicy acidity powering through. Tasty and fresh. Drink now through 2027.
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.
Marked by great châteaux built with the same tuffeau limestone that is also responsible for the excavation of so many of the famed Loire caves, Saumur is famous for its Chenin blanc based sparkling wines. Inside the Saumur region, Saumur-Champigny creates some of the Loire’s greatest Cabernet Francs.