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100% Cabernet Franc. Close to the town of Chinon, Clos Guillot is a hillside vineyard with S-SW exposure, near the...
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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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100% Cabernet Franc. The Grézeaux vines are the Baudry’s oldest at around 50 years and were the very first part of...
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This take on a London-style dry gin departs from the traditional notes of juniper berries, citrus, and coriander and...
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Ripe and rich aromas of dark berries with a hint of pencil shavings, this is an approachable full-bodied red wine...
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Bright, bold and bracing, this opens with flavors of juniper, mint and fennel. Lemon verbena and grapefruit zest add...
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Just like days when you need a sweatshirt on the beach, we’ve added a layer of warm and comforting flavors to our...
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We were inspired to create Bimini Coconut after observing our friends frequently pair our gin with coconut and other...
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Sweet and bitter orange peel and New York State Cascade hops give our Citrus Forward Gin a bold flavor. Black...
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Citrus and juniper paired with nutmeg and cassia that all lead to a blood-orange aftertaste.
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Hints of warm, sweet, creamy caramel. Spicy, almost woody yet full of complexity and flavour.
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100% Cabernet Franc from three vineyard sites - Barrow, Morehouse Rd., and Auten. The Vin d'Eté Cab Franc is made in...
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100% Cabernet Franc from Auten and Barrow Vineyards - vines from the hillside Barrow Vineyard off of Seneca Lake are...
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Made in the London dry style and packaged in a distinctive peacock-blue bottle, this gin has mild aromatics and...
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Airy and lifted on the nose, with a mélange of citrus, tropical fruits, and vanilla layered over hints of black...
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The infusion of organic elderflower through a maceration process gives our classic American Dry Gin a light floral...
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Reddish tones of medium to high intensity. On the nose this wine expresses all the elegance of the varietal; bell...
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Lots of rose petals, fresh herbs and red currants on the nose, but it’s not overdone. Really aromatic....
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Pre-Prohibition cocktail favorite that defines sophisticated maltiness, this is the benchmark Dutch-style gin. Lush,...
Cabernet Franc Gin Mencia Primitivo
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.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.