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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.17
12 bottles: $13.66
This ruby-colored Cabernet Franc has attractive aromas of violet, forest floor, crushed dried rose petals and light...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $14.25
100% Cabernet Franc. Only three of Pépière's 43 certifed-organic hectares of vines are planted to black grapes:...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.90
12 bottles: $25.38
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.58
Brilliant ruby with aromas of toasted nuts and spice. Smooth on the palate with developing notes of black pepper,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.94
12 bottles: $32.28
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.94
12 bottles: $30.32
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.94 $20.40
12 bottles: $18.56
100% Cabernet Franc. Paul Filliatreau bought 6.5 hectares of lieu-dit Château Fouquet in the village of Brézé,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93
12 bottles: $19.53
100% Cabernet Franc. From 45-year-old, certified-organic estate vines from a 6-hectare vineyard called La Grande...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.95
12 bottles: $29.35
This dense and structured wine has rich tannins as well as concentrated black fruits. It is an impressive wine, still...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.95
Beautiful ruby color. Bright aromas of back fruits and berries with a touch of licorice and savory notes. Well...
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Red
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.56 $38.40
Matured for a whole year in tanks, doubling the usual six months, the 2021 Domaine Guiberteau offers up a gourmand,...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $156.06 $173.40
The 2017 Saumur Brézé Les Arboises, from the south-facing monopole that was planted on sand and silt topsoil over...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $149.95
3 bottles: $146.95
The 2018 Les Arboises, produced from vines planted in 1957 within the Brézé commune on clay-limestone soils,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $78.95
12 bottles: $77.37
The 2018 Les Arboises, produced from vines planted in 1957 within the Brézé commune on clay-limestone soils,...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $132.81 $139.80
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....

Cabernet Franc Ice Wine Rye Whiskey

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.