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Anyone who knows me well knows I am a Cabernet Franc freak. I love many different wines but I have a huge soft spot for this grape. This is the Beaucanon Estates 2009 Cuvée Louis Cabernet Franc from Napa Valley. It’s delicious! Beaucanon Estate is located in the Oak Knoll AVA in Napa. Louis de Coninck, winemaker, carries on the wine making history of his family. Trained from age 18 in Saint Emilion, he joined his father Jacques in Napa. His wines display finesse, complexity, and structure through his skilled hands of a Bordelaise winemaker. The wines have the elegance and balance of Bordeaux. The Estate farms with sustainable and organic farming practices. Cab Franc is a black-skinned , French variety grown worldwide. It’s most famously known as the 3rd grape of the Bordeaux trinity and is found the world's top Bordeaux blends adding herbaceous notes, hints of tobacco and savory spices.  Cab Franc wines are typically light to medium body and tend to exhibit vegetal characteristics like green bell pepper. These vegetal notes cause some to incorrectly identify Cab Franc as unripe Cabernet Sauvignon, or even Carmenère. Cab Franc and Cab Sauvignon have similar characteristics because Cab Franc is a parent of both Cab Sauvignon and Merlot. However, Cab Franc ripens at least a week earlier than has thinner skin and lower acidity. It’s versatile which allows winemakers to hedge their bets to make a well balanced wine in tougher vintages. Cab Franc's primary home is Libournais in Bordeaux and is big in Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, where some of the best wines come from including Cheval Blanc and Ausone. Cab Franc loves the Loire Valley where it is called Breton, named for Abbot Breton of Bourgueil Abbey, who is credited with bringing the variety to popularity in the 17th Century. . #napavalley #napa #oakknoll #cabernetfranc #cabfranc #beaucanonestate #redwine #delicious #greatwine #delicious #deliciouswine #wineislove #nyc #nyc🗽 #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromny #scenefromnyc #newyorknewyork #newyorker #newyorkcity #newyorkny #newyorkcitylife #winelover #wine #nycmanofmanytalents #californiawine #napawine (at Amelie Upper west) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuVLoY7HKYE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bt5fj5ujz0zr