05/01/2026
For May’s chapter of our monthly Spotlight Series, we’re shifting the lens from geography to grape, focusing on Cabernet Franc: a varietal that tends to speak a little softer but carries a long, complicated story beneath the surface 🍇🍷
Often overshadowed by its more famous offspring, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc (shortened to cab franc) rarely asks for attention, although it’s more than earned it. Over the last decade, it has begun to reassert itself in wine growing countries around the world. While its roots are firmly planted in France (particularly in the Loire Valley) its voice travels well. In California, Italy, and Argentina, Cabernet Franc takes on new inflections. It can be all restraint and quiet tension in one glass, then broaden into something darker, rounder, more textural in the next.
Here’s what we’re pouring:
• Catherine & Pierre Breton “Trinch” cabernet franc Bourgueil, Loire, France
• Les Georges cabernet franc Chinon, Loire, France
• Domaine Filliatreau “Château Fouquet” cabernet franc Saumur, Loire, France
• La Giarata cabernet franc Veneto, Italia
• Ernesto Catena “Siesta” cabernet franc Mendoza, Argentina
• Lieu Dit cabernet franc Santa Ynez Valley, California
• Truchard cabernet franc Napa Valley, California
These cab franc selections will be available
by the glass, half-glass, and bottle all month long (while supplies last)! 🍇🍷