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750ml
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$18.94
12 bottles:
$18.56
• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 40+ year old vines.
• Puy-Notre-Dame is an AOC singled out for...
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750ml
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$23.94
12 bottles:
$23.46
• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 35+ year old vines.
• South exposure.
• Clay and silex soil...
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750ml
Bottle:
$29.94
12 bottles:
$29.34
• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 35+ year old vines.
• South exposure.
• Clay and silex soil...
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750ml
Bottle:
$35.94
12 bottles:
$35.22
• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 70+ year old vines.
• South exposure.
• From the mid-slope....
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750ml
Bottle:
$33.94
12 bottles:
$33.26
• Certified organic.
• 100% Cabernet Franc.
• 30+ year old vines.
• South exposure.
• Clay over pure...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.90
$17.91
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks.
• Maceration lasts 2 weeks.
750ml
Bottle:
$18.85
$19.60
12 bottles:
$18.47
• Fermented in oak tanks.
• Aged for at least 6 months in stainless steel.
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...
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:...
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,...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$21.28
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$23.72
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,...
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...
Cabernet Franc Japanese Whiskey Mencia Recioto
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.
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.