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Top 5 Cabernet Franc at the LCBO
2027 Cellars Wismer Vineyard-foxcroft Block Cabernet Franc 2021, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment
Ontario, Canada
47929
Cave Spring Estate Grown Cabernet Franc 2024, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Sustainable
Ontario, Canada
523001
Buyers Guide to Vintages November 7th Release
John Szabo’s Vintages Buyers Guide November 7 By John Szabo MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Sara d’Amato, Michael Godel, and Megha Jandhyala November 7 Vintages Release Highlights The WineAlign Crü picked an eclectic bunch of wines out of the November 7 release, with no discernible theme emerging save perhaps for the growing reputation of […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – October 24th Vintages Release
We asked our writers,“If you could buy only one wine from the October 24th, which one would it be and why?” Casal Di Serra Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classico Superiore 2024, Marche, Italy$18.95, Connexion OenophiliaSara d’Amato – A transitional white, this organic Verdicchio from its prized appellation in the Marche is lively yet generously […] More
Brunello di Montalcino 2021: Fragrant, Refined, and Not Quite Slender
By John Szabo MS Montalcino is essentially a hill: a 17-by-18-kilometre block of southern Tuscany with a fortified village at 564 metres and vineyards spilling down all four flanks. As Michael Godel reminded a full room at the recent Brunello Forma masterclass in Toronto, the commune is defined as much by what isn’t vineyard as […] More
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Cabernet Franc is one of the major varieties of red wine grape in Bordeaux, where it is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It is also the main red variety in the Loire Valley, where it is vinified alone in appellations such as Chinon, Saumur and Bourgueil. It is even made into ice wine in Canada, where it is one of the main red varieties. Cabernet Franc is lighter than Cabernet Sauvignon (of which it is a parent), contributing finesse and a peppery perfume to blends with more robust grapes. Depending on growing region and the style of wine, additional aromas can include tobacco, raspberry, and cassis, sometimes even violets, as well as bell pepper. That particular aroma is loved by some and seen almost as a fault by many.
