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My Most Memorable Cabernet Francs of 2024

Olga Raffault, 2008 Chinon 'Les Picasses'

Louis de Grenelle, NV Blanc de Noir, Crémant de Loire

There's a Cab Franc for that! - Fall/Winter Edition

Château Yvonne, 2022 Saumur-Champigny 'La Folie'

Château du Petit Thouars, 2017 Chinon "L'Épée”

New York Wineries Launch 'Cab Franc Forward' Initiative

Mason Vineyard, 2022 "The Landed" Cabernet Franc, Niagara, Ontario

Beyond Tuffeau: A brief overview of the other terroirs of the Paris Basin

Durigutti, 2021 Proyecto Las Compuertas Cabernet Franc, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

La Source du Ruault, 2020 Saumur-Champigny

Stratus Vineyards, 2020 ‘White Label’ Cabernet Franc (Amphora), VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Wassmann, 2016 Cabernet Franc, Villány, Hungary

Domaine de la Chevalerie's Cuvées Parcellaires from Restigné

Domaine de la Chevalerie, 2014 Bourgueil ‘Bretêche’

Domaine Grosbois, 2021 Chinon 'Gabare'

A (Very!) Early Look at the 2024 Vintage for Loire Cabernet Franc

Viña La Rosa, 2021 Cornellana Volcano Sedimentario Cabernet Franc, Peumo, Cachapoal Valley, Chile

Clos des Capucins, 2019 Chinon

Garage Wine Co., 2017 Pirque Vineyard Cabernet Franc

Ampeleia, 2019 'Ampeleia' IGT Toscana Cabernet Franc

Beatrice & Pascal Lambert, 2022 Chinon "Les Terrasses"

An Early Look at 2022 Vintage Loire Valley Cabernet Franc

Steven Kent Winery, 2021 Ghielmetti Vineyard Cabernet Franc, Livermore Valley, California, USA

Southbrook, 2020 Laundry Vineyard Cabernet Franc, Niagara, Ontario

Grace Estate Winery, 2021 'Slope of Grace' Cabernet Franc, Monticello, Virginia

Thibaud Boudignon, 2023 Rosé de Loire

Bernard Baudry, 2023 Chinon Rosé

Domaine des Roches Neuves, 2019 Saumur-Champigny “La Marginale”

Charles Joguet's 'Home Vineyards'

There's a Cab Franc for that!

Domaine Amirault, 2017 St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil ‘Le Vau Renou’

Russiz Superiore, 2017 Cabernet Franc

Raats Family Wines, 2020 Cabernet Franc, Polkadraai Hills, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Arnaud Lambert, 2022 Saumur Rouge 'Mazurique'

Yannick Amirault, 2022 Bourgueil 'Côte 50'

Vineland Estates, Legacy ‘Infinity Vintage’ Cabernet Franc, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada

A Week or so in Review...

Domaine du Bel Air's Clos Nouveau: 2007 to 2020

Bernard Baudry, 2017 Chinon ‘La Croix Boissée’

Clos Rougeard, 2014 Saumur-Champigny

Étienne Bodet, 2020 Saumur Rouge ‘Clos Durandière’

Domaine Guion, 2020 Bourgueil 'Candide'

Baudry-Dutour, 2022 Chinon Rosé 'Marie-Justine'

Saumur's Domaine Moly

A First Look at Hudson Valley Cabernet Franc

Havas & Timár, 2018 “Franom” Cabernet Franc, Eger, Hungary

Exploring the Alluvial Terroirs of Chinon

Domaine de la Cotelleraie, 2019 St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil “Les Perruches”

Chinon - C'est Chouette!

Greetings from Chinon!

Société Civile du Château Lafleur, 2020 Les Perrières de Lafleur

Hermann J. Wiemer, 2014 Magdalena Vineyard Cabernet Franc

Interview: Sébastien du Petit Thouars, Vice President of the Chinon AOC

Domaine de la Noblaie, 2020 Chinon 'Les Chiens Chiens'

Aurélien Revillot, 2020 Bourgueil ‘Les Aubuis’

Domaine Ogereau, 2018 Anjou Villages 'Les Tailles'

Exploring Chinon's Le Chêne Vert

Macari Vineyards, 2021 “Lifeforce” Cabernet Franc, North Fork of Long Island AVA, New York, USA

Château de Villeneuve, 2021 Saumur-Champigny

Early Mountain, 2019 Shenandoah Springs Cabernet Franc, Virginia, USA

Le Petit Saint-Vincent (Dominique Joseph), 2017 Saumur-Champigny ‘Les Clos Lyzières'

Exploring Bo-Teek Vineyard (Niagara Peninsula, Ontario)

Loire Trade Tasting Salons: Highlights and Observations

Domaine des Frères, 2021 Chinon ‘Les Moulins de Beau Puy’

Bodega Garzón, 2021 Cabernet Franc Reserva

Some Thoughts on Bordeaux...

iClivi, 2020 Cabernet Franc, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Italy

Antoine Sanzay, 2010 Saumur-Champigny 'Les Poyeux'

Exploring Bourgueil's Grand Mont

Domaine Guiberteau, 2018 Saumur Rouge ‘Les Arboises’

Forge Cellars: 2021 Cabernet Francs

Don't Cry For Me Argentina...

Patrick Baudouin, 2017 Anjou Rouge ‘La Fresnaye’

A Tale of Two 1989s

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