Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc
Lovo 2020 Blossom Rosso Veneto IGT
Italian Red
$24.99
Dark plum, tayberry and tobacco appear on a sticky, downy palate. The finish is snappy and lightly spiced. Florals, dried herbs and candied cherry appear in the aromas. The blend is equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from the Veneto. Dry-farmed grapes are hand harvested from volcanic and clay soils at two hundred metres. Fermentation and six months of ageing take place in stainless steel. It can accompany tomato-based pasta or meatballs.
Château Matalin 2019 Bordeaux
French Red
$25.99
Dense cherry-red colour shows ruby reflections. Preserved red and black berries appear with floral and earthy notes. The palate is generous and structured, with tannins and fresh, slender fruit. The finish is flavourful and perfumed. The blend brings together Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from vineyard parcels on clay, limestone and gravel soils in Targon and Capian.
Bordertown 2021 Cabernet Franc Rosé
Canadian Rosé
$26.99
Light pink colour leads to ripe melon and strawberry aromas, followed by citrus, red-fruit and watermelon flavours. The profile is subtle and harmonious, with a crisp, dry backbone. This Okanagan Valley rosé is made entirely from estate-grown Cabernet Franc. The producer cultivates extensive Cabernet Franc plantings in Osoyoos and uses the variety as a central part of its estate range.
Hester Creek 2024 Columbia Valley Meritage
American Red
$26.99
Blackberry, Lapin cherry, cassis, cedar and vanilla define the profile, with full tannins and a long finish. The blend combines sixty-two percent Cabernet Sauvignon, twenty-two percent Merlot, eight percent Malbec and eight percent Cabernet Franc. Fruit came from Red Mountain in Columbia Valley. Individual lots were cold-soaked and fermented before eight months in French and American oak.
Château La Caussade 2022 Médoc
French Red
$26.99
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot form this red Médoc blend. The palate is powerful, with acidity and tannins held in balance. The La Caussade property is based at Bégadan and the wine is associated with Uni Médoc. The estate spans eleven hectares and was cultivated by the Billa family for five generations. Suggested pairings include poultry, beef and game.
Bartier Bros. 2022 Illegal Curve
Canadian Red
$27.99
Bright raspberry meets dark fruit and firm structure. The blend contains fifty-one percent Cabernet Franc, forty-eight percent Petit Verdot and one percent Pinot Noir, all harvested by hand. Fruit is destemmed and crushed before a twenty-one-day maceration and fermentation in stainless steel. Maturation lasts fourteen months in neutral French barrels, alcohol is 13.9 percent, and production totals 920 cases.
Domaine La Tour Boisée 2019 Cab et Léon
French Red
$28.99
Ripe black fruit, fresh plum, black cherry and blackberry appear alongside a dried-hay note. The wine has a fruity, crunchy attack, followed by a supple, ample palate and tannins. Cabernet Franc accounts for seventy percent of the blend, with Cabernet Sauvignon making up the remainder. Grapes are destemmed without crushing, fermented separately under cap, and matured for twelve months in tank.
Frind Estate Winery Frindzante Sparkling Rosé
Canadian Sparkling
$29.99
Ripe nectarine, Rainier cherry and freshly picked strawberry appear with juicy raspberry and a touch of fresh herbs. The palate is vibrant, fruit-forward and effervescent, with a refreshing finish. The blend contains seventy-eight percent Cabernet Franc and ten percent Cabernet Sauvignon, with Syrah, Muscat and Merlot also present. This Canadian sparkling wine contains ten and a half percent alcohol.
Lightning Rock 2024 Veneto Vineyard Cabernet Franc Rosé
American Rosé
$29.99
Rose-gold in colour, the profile includes peach skin, white nectarine, jasmine, white pepper and stone-fruit blossom. The palate is delicate and intense, with texture and a vibrant, clean finish. Maceration ranges from direct pressing to twenty-four hours on skins. Spontaneous fermentation uses neutral oak and stainless steel. The wine completes malolactic conversion, ages for six months and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Château Roc de Ségur 2019 Bordeaux
French Red
$29.99
Raspberry and other red-fruit notes appear on a full, structured palate with silky, integrated tannins and a long finish. The blend contains seventy percent Merlot, twenty-seven percent Cabernet Sauvignon and three percent Cabernet Franc. Vines are more than thirty years old. Vinification takes place in stainless steel, and maturation lasts ten months in stainless steel. The wine contains thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Mayhem 2017 Merlot Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
$29.99
The aromatics include savoury dried herbs, menthol, earth, leaves and black raspberry. Fresh red fruit and plum appear on the mid-palate, while the finish is rooty and spicy. The wine comes from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Its blend contains seventy-five percent Merlot and twenty-five percent Cabernet Franc, and the wine matures in French oak. Mushroom risotto is a suggested pairing.
Synchromesh 2018 Cachola Family Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
$30.99
Subtle florality, dark earth, plum, wild raspberry and thorny notes accompany a silken palate. Smoked-stone character and grippy tannins are also present. Cabernet Franc clone 214 grows on west-facing gravelled clay slopes just north of Oliver. A slight haze reflects low-intervention vinification. The profile shows the grape’s earthy, green side and can be served with a light chill.
Else Wines 2020 Jocko Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
$30.99
This light Cabernet Franc has a rosé-like character and comes from Okanagan Falls. The vineyard sits just north of Oliver on conventionally farmed land; its vines were four years old. The grapes spend one to two weeks on skins before six months in neutral barrels. Twenty parts per million of sulphur are added at bottling. Alcohol is eleven-point-three percent.
Catherine & Pierre Breton 2015 La Ritournelle Bourgueil Rosé
French Rosé
$31.99
Made from Cabernet Franc, this Bourgueil rosé is bright and crisp. Pale pink colour carries a faint golden hue and a berry-scented perfume with a very faint exotic quality. The palate is balanced and flavourful, showing floral-tinged berry fruit. A distinct citrus note appears on the finish. The wine comes from the Loire Valley in France.
Monmousseau 2020 Rosé d’Anjou
French Rosé
$31.99
Cabernet Franc makes up seventy percent of the blend, with Grolleau accounting for the remainder. The grapes are pressed immediately after harvest, using only the first pressing, then fermented without skins at low temperature. Pale pink with a salmon tint, the wine carries floral and strawberry aromas with raspberry and cherry blossom undertones. The finish is fresh and off-dry.
Moon Curser 2018 Border Vines
Canadian Red
$31.99
Black cherry, cinnamon, blackberry and sweet tobacco appear with lavender, violet and a subtle blueberry-pie note. The palate is mouth-filling, with naturally balanced acidity, structured yet approachable tannins and toasty oak. The blend contains sixty-nine percent Cabernet Sauvignon, fifteen percent Malbec, ten percent Petit Verdot, three percent Carménère and three percent Cabernet Franc. Fruit came from Osoyoos East Bench vineyards, and thirty-one percent of the French oak was new. The wine is vegan.
Château Recougne 2021 Bordeaux Supérieur
French Red
$31.99
Red and black fruit accompany a deep, powerful structure. Silky tannins appear with freshness and light acidity. Merlot accounts for seventy-eight percent of the blend, with twelve percent Cabernet Franc and ten percent Cabernet Sauvignon. The estate’s three properties hold High Environmental Value Level III certification. The wine is red and carries 13.5 percent alcohol.
Bordertown 2018 Living Desert Red
Canadian Red
$31.99
The profile includes plum, fig, coffee, dark chocolate, black cherry and blackcurrant. Decanting is recommended. This concentrated red combines 28 percent Syrah, 22 percent Cabernet Franc, 22 percent Malbec, 12 percent Petit Verdot, nine percent Merlot and seven percent Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit comes from estate vineyards in the Osoyoos region of the Okanagan Valley.
Deligeroy Crémant de Loire Brut NV
French Sparkling
$32.99
Fine, persistent bubbles rise through a pale-yellow colour. The bouquet combines Chenin freshness, Chardonnay flowers and Cabernet Franc fruit. A lively entry opens into a round structure with white-flower flavours, followed by a long finish of juicy pear and peach. The grapes are pressed gently and fermented cool. A second fermentation takes place in bottle, and the wine ages on its lees for at least twelve months in tuffeau cellars.
The Hatch 2019 Screaming Frenzy Meritage
Canadian Red
$32.99
Green bell pepper, leather and stewed cherry appear in the aromas, while strawberry, fresh herbs and dark fruit define the flavours. The blend is 38 percent Merlot, 34 percent Cabernet Franc and 28 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. Fruit comes from the Mama D vineyard in Oliver and the Monarch vineyard in Osoyoos. Winemaking uses entirely neutral oak.
Louis M. Martini 2019 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$32.99
Dried flowers and cherries accompany blackcurrant, plum, roasted tobacco leaf and vanilla. The medium-bodied palate has round, creamy tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon is blended with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petite Sirah. The wine spends sixteen months in French and American oak and carries 14 percent alcohol. Cocoa, pepper, mint, thyme, earth and violet are also present in the profile.
Kaiken 2020 Indómito Cabernet Franc
Argentinian Red
$33.99
Blackberry, herbs, pepper, ash and pyrazine appear in a purple-coloured Cabernet Franc. The palate is taut, with a slightly rugged texture and tannins that have volume. Grapes come from Agrelo in Luján de Cuyo at about 950 metres, on deep silty loam. Twenty percent matures in barrels for ten months, while the remainder stays in tank.
Chaberton Estate Winery 2023 Estate Grown Zweigelt
Canadian Red
$33.99
Sweet cherry, vanilla and a hint of spice appear with silky tannins. Cranberry, blackberry and cherry form the fruit profile, and the palate is medium-bodied. The blend is ninety-six percent Zweigelt and four percent Cabernet Franc. Maturation lasts fifteen months, using twenty-five percent new French oak and seventy-five percent neutral barrels that are mostly American. Alcohol is twelve-point-one percent, and the wine is vegan.
Bernard Baudry 2016 Chinon Rosé
French Rosé
$34.99
Direct pressing gives the Cabernet Franc a pale pink colour. The dry rosé shows white-fruit character. Fruit comes from several gravel plots and young Cabernet Franc vines on hillside sites. Grapes are harvested by hand before direct pressing and fermentation in unlined cement vats. Fermentation continues until residual sugar falls below two grams per litre.
Nichol 2022 The Village Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
$35.99
Savoury red berry fruit, sage and thyme meet a medium-bodied palate with subtle tannins and driving acidity. The finish is fresh and crunchy. Fruit comes from vines planted in the village of Naramata in the late twenty-teens. The grapes were hand-picked, destemmed and fermented on skins for four weeks with gentle remuage, followed by malolactic fermentation and eighteen months in old barriques.
Château Fleur Haut Gaussens 2019 Bordeaux Supérieur
French Red
$35.99
Blackberry and cherry meet wooden tones in an expressive profile. The palate is silky, with a fine body and balanced, integrated tannins. Merlot accounts for eighty-five percent, while Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec each account for five percent. The red spends six months in French oak and is bottled at fourteen percent alcohol. Its clay-and-limestone vineyard is exposed to the south.
Domaine Bernard Baudry 2020 Chinon Les Granges
French Red
$36.99
Cabernet Franc from gravel-and-sand terraces offers dark berries, cassis, tree bark and cigar smoke. The palate is bright and tangy, with moderate tannins, grip and a long finish. The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented for fifteen days in cement. Maturation lasts seven to ten months in cement tanks. The vines were planted between the mid- and late nineteen-eighties, and the vineyard is certified organic.
Pentâge Winery 2020 Hiatus Red
Canadian Red
$36.99
Fresh raspberry, juicy plum and cherry appear with spice and soft oak. Bright red berries, ripe plum and blackcurrant accompany smooth tannins and balanced acidity. The field blend contains 22 percent Merlot, 22 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 15 percent Petite Sirah, 14 percent Tempranillo, 12 percent Cabernet Franc, 10 percent Syrah and 5 percent Malbec. The wine carries 13.5 percent alcohol and a medium-plus body.
Domaine Bernard Baudry 2013 Le Domaine Chinon
French Red
$37.99
Raspberry and redcurrant meet subtle mineral notes. The palate carries the same fruit with acidity and discreet tannins. Cabernet Franc comes from soils composed of seventy percent gravel and thirty percent slope clay. The vines average thirty to thirty-five years old. Grapes were harvested by hand, fermentation was slow in cement tanks, and maturation lasted twelve months in older barrels and wooden vats. The wine was bottled in autumn.
Domaine de la Pépière 2018 La Pépie Cabernet Franc
French Red
$37.99
Black cherry colour accompanies smoky crushed black olive, stone-like minerality, dark cherry, dry currant, black pepper and a medicinal note. The palate is dry and savoury, with rose petal, ripe tannins and juicy acidity. The finish is long and mouthwatering. Cabernet Franc comes from the Loire, and the wine is certified organic. Alcohol is stated at 13.5 percent.