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100% Cabernet Franc from three vineyard sites - Barrow, Morehouse Rd., and Auten. The Vin d'Eté Cab Franc is made in...
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750ml
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We are proud to have produced Dry Chenin Blanc each and every year since our family winery was founded in 1972....
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• Practicing Organic • 100% Chenin Blanc. • Ascona Vineyard (Santa Cruz Mountains AVA). • Vaqueros sandstone...
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750ml
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Aromas of apricots and lemon pith, together with floral fragrance of lily-of-the-valley, elderflower and crushed...
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750ml
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his wine has alluring weight and richness, a silky texture and subtle aromas of Bosc pear, white pepper, chamomile,...
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750ml
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The 2022 Cabernet Franc screams with varietal character. Strong floral and savory notes meld into a core of...
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Red
750ml
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The 2022 Cabernet Franc Sans Soufre offers a burst of dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, dried herbs and menthol....
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750ml
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• 100% Chenin Blanc. • Sourced from Happy Canyon Vineyard and Jurassic Park Vineyard in Santa Ynez Valley. •...
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750ml
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Clean and bright with a pale yellow hue and delicate aromas of white blossom, white peach, green pear & hints of wet...
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750ml
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Cabernet Franc Chenin Blanc 2022 United States

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.

Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.