The Finger Lakes is known for its Riesling but some producers succeed with Cabernet Franc as well. Ravines has the classic representation of Finger Lakes
Tag: Cabernet Franc
Wine Review: Pedroncelli Cabernet Franc Barrel Select Sonoma 2018
I published a brief note about this wine when reviewing Pedroncelli’s new releases. But I wanted to return to it and give it some focused
Wine Review: Petit Bourgeois Cabernet Franc IGP Val de Loire 2018
A very pleasant wine and quite versatile at the table. All about freshness, it’s almost childlike, so ingenuous and innocent. Candied red berries with prominent
Wine Review: Bernard Baudry “Les Grezeaux” Chinon 2017
This Loire Valley Cabernet Franc pulsates with giddy vigor. Earthy, spontaneous, and trippy, if it were a person she would be dressed in a long
Wine Review: Les Pensees de Pallus Cabernet Franc Chinon 2013
We tend to think of the Loire Valley as a white wine region, but the mid-valley, especially Chinon, produces noteworthy Cabernet Franc. This is a
Wine Review: Tawse Cabernet Franc David’s Block VQA Twenty Mile Bench 2013
This is a gentle beauty, expansive, yet soothing, serene, and perfectly composed. Faint vanilla, freshly turned earth, and soft graphite notes nestle with black current