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Amador Kentucky Rye Whiskey Port Barrel has complex flavors of baking spices, ripe blackberry, and chocolate.
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Rated 95 - Finished in French oak barrels that previously held Pinot Noir, this blend of two-, three-, and...
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Once at the winery, the grapes undergo native fermentation with no added sulfites, resulting in a living wine that is...
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The inestimable Randall Grahm has long been a poet of Picpoul, among other things, and this lovely example is loaded...
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GRO Cabernet Franc beautifully expresses our Calistoga “archipelago”. This dry-farmed vineyard is grown at the...
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Brooding and intriguing on the nose with orange marmalade and spicy oak. Expansive palate with an array of baking...
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Supple, with flavors of dark berry, spice and herbal flavors. The lavish palate's tannic backbone is distinct and...
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RATED BEST CABERNET FRANC 2022. Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate covered plum, grilled green...
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This is soft and round with juicy fruit. Blackberry, stone and gunflint. Full-bodied with firm tannins and an intense...
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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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The 2022 Cabernet Franc Sans Soufre offers a burst of dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, dried herbs and menthol....
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Appearance: Rich and inviting like warm caramel. Aroma: Comforting and familiar, slightly sweet, with hints of...
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Another beautiful wine in this lineup is the 2018 Cabernet Franc, which is 100% varietal and spent 22 months in 80%...
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Black fruits, scorched earth, graphite, toasted spice, and some chalky minerality all emerge from the 2019 Cabernet...
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Lively, aromatic, and grain-forward, with bright notes of red fruits, black currant, and roasted caraway seeds. Lots...
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Black raspberry in color with an expressive nose of blueberry fruit, matcha tea, violet, and medium toasty oak. A dry...
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This gorgeous Cabernet Franc begins with enticing aromas of dark berries, chocolate covered cherries, and baking...
Cabernet Franc Picpoul Rye Whiskey United States California
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.
Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.
In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.
Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.
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.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.