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Bottle: $76.08
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This old-vine Grenache delivers aromas of strawberry and rose jam that is hard to resist. Red licorice, green herbs...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.60
Shows a smoky underpinning that hints at espresso and char notes, with blackberry and anise flavors and sinewy...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $32.48 $34.19
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More delicate and floral than many garnachas from this area with a great balance on the palate between delicately...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.72
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750ml
Bottle: $139.90 $150.48
RATED BEST CABERNET FRANC 2022. Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate covered plum, grilled green...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $102.95
The finest dark chocolate, roses, cedar, sage, dried red currants, spiced orange peel; you can go on and on with a...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $68.95
The rich, deep black colour reveals the full ripeness of the cabernet franc grapes… The exceptional and meticulous...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $255.78
Released in November 2021, after its customary five year stay in the cellar, the 2016 Le Clos is a wine that makes...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $352.37
There's a gorgeous nectarine-like character that runs through Les Poyeux when young and the 2016 is no different....
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $131.28
A monumental Cabernet Franc, offering a bold core of plum sauce, currant, lavender and kumquat flavors, with savory...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $89.13
Fresh and direct, featuring red and black cherry fruit lined with light bay leaf and olive notes. Racy finish. Drink...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.40
Such impressive, rich aromas of berries, cherries and plums with blackberries and violets, too. An enticing fusion of...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $94.38
The nose of the 2016 Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard transported me back to the classical wines from the...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $253.10
The 2016 Cabernet Franc Nathan Coombs Estate is deep garnet-purple colored and a little youthfully mute, opening out...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $452.69
The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Matarocchio, the estate's pure Cabernet Franc, is stunning. Dark, sumptuous and...
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Red
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $459.94 $489.07
The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Matarocchio, the estate's pure Cabernet Franc, is stunning. Dark, sumptuous and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $116.40

Cabernet Franc Dornfelder Grenache

Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.