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100% Cabernet Franc. The Granges vines are an 8-hectare site along the Vienne River in Cravant, just below the...
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Notes of cassis and red fruit on the nose. In the mouth the wine is silky with structured tannins, light spice, and...
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750ml
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100% Cabernet Franc with a short maceration and fermented with seeds removed, unfined and unfiltered, finished with...
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100% Cabernet Franc. Only three of Pépière's 43 certifed-organic hectares of vines are planted to black grapes:...
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Beautiful ruby color. Bright aromas of back fruits and berries with a touch of licorice and savory notes. Well...
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100% Cabernet Franc. 2022 is the first vintage for the new entry-level Chinon from Raffault. The fruit comes from...
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This Merlot is deep red in color with violet hues. In the nose are notes of dark fruits such as black cherry and...
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At the foot of the gravelly terrace, partly formed by the erosion of the limestone slope, this very special...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Bright ruby. Complex nose melds blackberry, licorice, violet and wild herbs. Subtly rich and elegant, offering dark...
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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The 2010 was a hard act to follow, and the 2011 Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard had to fulfill great...
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 3
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#3 Top 100, 2014. Wow. Fabulous aromas of currants, rosemary, mint and orange peel. Perfect nose. Full body with...
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1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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This is a phenomenal pure merlot with blueberries, raspberries and hints of milk chocolate. Some nutmeg too. Full...
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750ml - Case of 6
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This is a phenomenal pure merlot with blueberries, raspberries and hints of milk chocolate. Some nutmeg too. Full...
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750ml - Case of 12
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89-91 Shafer's 2011 Merlot jumps from the glass with dark cherries, spices, sage, mint and licorice. There is good...
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750ml - Case of 6
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The 2011 vintage was known for being an especially hot vintage and in fact harvesting started 15 days early, in the...
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Cabernet Franc Merlot 2011 2023

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.

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.