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Grand Vin is a wine of finesse and elegance that maintains fresh red and blue fruit flavors while exalting secondary...
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"We don't have anything in mind about what the final blend will be each year," winemaker Andy Erickson said about...
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Lots of red and black fruits, spring flowers, candied orange, and violet notes emerge from the 2018 Red Blend High...
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This is very four-square with a dense center palate and very fine tannins. Full-bodied and bright. Mineral and stone...
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Our proprietary blend varies a bit from vintage to vintage as we source fruit from some of the best vineyards in Napa...
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Savory aromas of dried mushroom and oyster shell on the nose, layered with dried blackcurrant and tobacco. It’s...
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GRO Cabernet Franc beautifully expresses our Calistoga “archipelago”. This dry-farmed vineyard is grown at the...
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#87 in Top 100 Wines from USA, 2021. Subtle and complex red with blackberry, black truffle, sweet tobacco and...
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#87 in Top 100 Wines from USA, 2021. Subtle and complex red with blackberry, black truffle, sweet tobacco and...
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A BOLD AND RUSTIC BLEND SHOWCASING THREE BRAWNY VARIETALS IN A POLISHED NAPA STYLE. PETIT VERDOT IS SOURCED FROM TWO...
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The 2018 Inspirado is terrific. Plump and juicy, with silky contours, the 2018 is a real joy to taste today. All the...
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Crafted predominantly with estate-grown fruit, this “right bank” Bordeaux-style red blend allows the velvety...
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A pretty nose, showing dusted plums, preserved red cherries, licorice and cloves. Medium to full body, rounded by...
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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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Behind many brilliant flagship wines is another bottling from the producer—often (but not always) a larger...
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Gorgeous blackcurrant bramble fruit tones on the nose. A hint of plum, juniper, allspice, cinnamon, pepper and...
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COLOR: Crimson red with plum highlights.
AROMA: Expressive aromas of blackberry, dark chocolate, and lightly toasted...
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This is an incredible wine with such depth and energy and ethereal, mind-blowing sensibility. It sent shivers down my...
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Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Cabernet Franc Beckstoffer To Kalon needs a little coaxing to reveal slowly...
Cabernet Franc Red Blend White Blend 2018 United States California Napa Valley
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.
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.
When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.