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750ml - Case of 6
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$82.61
The colour is a deep, intense red, bright and transparent. This evokes intensity with great subtlety…
It has a...
750ml - Case of 6
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$69.19
The rich, deep black colour reveals the full ripeness of the cabernet franc grapes… The exceptional and meticulous...
750ml
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$24.94
$27.60
100% Cabernet Franc. The Grézeaux vines are the Baudry’s oldest at around 50 years and were the very first part of...
750ml - Case of 12
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$23.94
This cuvée is made from Cabernet Franc old vines and is partly oaked. The wine has a beautiful garnet color, a nose...
750ml
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$145.20
3 bottles:
$144.00
A pure and juicy red with black berries, juicy fruit, spice and fresh herbs, like thyme. Some terra-cotta....
750ml
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$20.40
12 bottles:
$19.99
100% Cabernet Franc. Paul Filliatreau bought 6.5 hectares of lieu-dit Château Fouquet in the village of Brézé,...
750ml
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$29.20
12 bottles:
$28.62
100% Cabernet Franc. Les Picasses is the most famous Chinon lieu-dit, close to the village of Beaumont-En-Véron on...
750ml
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$19.20
12 bottles:
$17.10
100% Cabernet Franc. 2022 is the first vintage for the new entry-level Chinon from Raffault. The fruit comes from...
750ml
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$17.91
12 bottles:
$17.55
100% Cabernet Franc, grown in clay and gravel soil. Vines average 30 years-old. Spontaneous fermentation with...
700ml
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$154.80
6 bottles:
$141.60
Robust notes of cinnamon, pastry custard, banana, and smokey incense on the nose precede a weighty palate of black...
750ml - Case of 12
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$29.88
Color: Intense ruby red and covered up to the glass edge, with aubergine peel nuances.
Perfume: Very fine and...
750ml
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$25.20
12 bottles:
$24.70
100% Cabernet Franc. Like the more renowned Les Picasses, Les Peuilles is a lieu-dit close to the village of...
750ml - Case of 6
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$111.15
This is soft and round with juicy fruit. Blackberry, stone and gunflint. Full-bodied with firm tannins and an intense...
1.125Ltr
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$98.40
This product was made with excellent design, amazing taste, and complexity. The cats show the true japenese culture...
Cabernet Franc Japanese Whiskey Petit Verdot
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.