Garage Wine Co. Cabernet Franc 2010

Cabernet Franc from Maipo Valley, Chile

RP92

750ML / 13.8% ABV

Other Vintages

2016

RP94

2013

JS94
RP93

All Vintages

Regular price

Currently Unavailable $19.99

Try the

19 99

Save $8.01 (29%)

Limit Reached

MyWine Share

Vintage Alert

Alert me when new vintages are available

Ships Tue, Oct 11

Limit 0 per customer

Sold in increments of 0

3.0 5 Ratings

Have you tried this? Rate it now

(256 characters remaining)

3.0 5 Ratings

750ML / 13.8% ABV

Winemaker Notes

Ruby red in color. This wine has a bright nose, with focused aromas of cranberry and plum. Nice floral lift on the palate, with more red fruit flavors (cherry, currant) and a hint of garrigue. Finishes with medium tannins and balanced acidity. Made with 100% Cabernet Franc.

Critical Acclaim

All Vintages

RP 92

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2010 Lot 28 Cabernet Franc comes from 25+-year-old vines at 800 meters altitude and spends two winters in oak. It has a very convincing, fresh, expressive bouquet with pure brambly, briary black fruit and freshly tilled soil. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp black cherry and blueberry fruit on the entry. The tannins are fine and edgy, while the finish is beautifully composed and contains Margaux-like femininity. This is extremely well-crafted Cabernet Franc, surfeit with personality.

Garage Wine Co.

View all products

Garage Wine Co. Co-Founder Derek Mossman Knapp Winery Image

Garage Wine Co. Garage Wine Co. Team Winery Image

Garage Wine Co. Pilar Miranda A., Co-Founder Winery Image

Garage Wine Co. Don Cristian Cancino Behind

Garage Wine Co. The Team in Sauzal Vineyard, Maule Winery Image

Garage Wine Co. Bagual Vineyard, Maule Winery Image

Garage Wine Co. began in 2008 with the idea of making wine on a small scale, a personal scale, by hand with the family. It was (and still is!) physical work, and a therapeutic complement to the hustle and bustle of the new millenium. Few in Chile, back then, knew what a "garagiste" was, nor were they familiar with the gringo tradition of celebrated companies having began "in the garage." Viñas in Chile were large affairs, named after saints and owned by clubby families with long names full of double rr’s who presided over a rather closed circle. The founders of Garage Wine Co. patented the name anyway and went to work, quietly but surely, content to make wine barrel by barrel and selling it amongst friends and family.

Maipo Valley Wine

Chile

View all products

The Maipo Valley is Chile’s most famous wine region. Set in the country’s Central Valley, it is warm and quite dry, often necessitating the use of irrigation. Alluvial soils predominate but are supplemented with loam and clay.

The climate in Maipo is best-suited for ripe, full-bodied reds like Cabernet Sauvignon (the region’s most widely planted grape), Merlot, Syrah and Carmenère, a Bordeaux variety that has found a successful home in Chile.

White wines are also produced with great prosperity, especially near the cooler coast, include Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

Cabernet Franc Wine

View all products

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.

SWGGARCF_2010 Item# 114855