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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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The finest dark chocolate, roses, cedar, sage, dried red currants, spiced orange peel; you can go on and on with a...
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Released in November 2021, after its customary five year stay in the cellar, the 2016 Le Clos is a wine that makes...
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There's a gorgeous nectarine-like character that runs through Les Poyeux when young and the 2016 is no different....
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A monumental Cabernet Franc, offering a bold core of plum sauce, currant, lavender and kumquat flavors, with savory...
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Fresh and direct, featuring red and black cherry fruit lined with light bay leaf and olive notes. Racy finish. Drink...
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Such impressive, rich aromas of berries, cherries and plums with blackberries and violets, too. An enticing fusion of...
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The nose of the 2016 Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard transported me back to the classical wines from the...
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The 2016 Cabernet Franc Nathan Coombs Estate is deep garnet-purple colored and a little youthfully mute, opening out...
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The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Matarocchio, the estate's pure Cabernet Franc, is stunning. Dark, sumptuous and...
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The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Matarocchio, the estate's pure Cabernet Franc, is stunning. Dark, sumptuous and...
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Cabernet Franc Grillo Rye Whiskey

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.

Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.

In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.

Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.