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Anise leads the mild aroma of this unusual gin made with “Californian botanicals,” including Baja limes, fir...
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Great 9 Gin is a celebration of the rich, verdant Hudson Valley and the original land patent for which it was named,...
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TOP 100 SPIRITS 2018. This exciting newcomer is complex in aromas of spice and lime, while the palate explodes with...
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Very Good, Strong Recommendation.
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This history-minded bottling was made in collaboration with Brooklyn barmen Damon Boelte and Maxwell Britten. 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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Our Petite Sirah is crimson in color with purple hues. Full bodied and rich, this wine boasts fruit-forward aromas...
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Supple, with flavors of dark berry, spice and herbal flavors. The lavish palate's tannic backbone is distinct and...
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TOP 100 SPIRITS 2017. Made with a Navy Strength gin base rested in ex-Bourbon barrels, this gin has a light straw...
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Our flagship spirit, Hardshore Original Gin, is a surprisingly complex gin despite being made with only five...
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Full redcurrant and red-plum fruit with delicate spicy character. Very well-structured, medium-bodied palate that has...
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Making a cabernet franc of this quality in the 2023 vintage is a major achievement. The fine tannins form a compact...
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A light, bright and pretty cabernet franc with plenty of redcurrant fruit and gentle tannins that give this nice...
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$25.68
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The 2021 Petite Sirah Tower Road is a beauty, with an up-front, lush, yet concentrated, nicely balanced style....
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$31.44
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There are sweeter notes of almonds alongside lime zest, juniper, and jasmine on the nose. Complex botanicals wash...
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RATED BEST CABERNET FRANC 2022. Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate covered plum, grilled green...
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Our Bilberry Black Hearts Gin is aptly named after the famed Bilberry, cousin to the huckleberry and blueberry. The...
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Blackberries, sweet berries, chocolate wafers, sweet oak spices and vanilla on the nose following through to a medium...
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This is soft and round with juicy fruit. Blackberry, stone and gunflint. Full-bodied with firm tannins and an intense...
Cabernet Franc Gin Mencia Petite Sirah United States
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.
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.
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.