Free Ground Shipping on 6 or more bottles The Crimson Red Blend combines 59% Grenache, 38% Cabernet Franc and 3% Mourvedre. On the surface, it might appear that blending a Rhone variety with a Bordeaux variety is breaking all the rules. However, the...

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: CaliforniaWine Sub-subregion: Napa ValleyWine Varietal: Bordeaux BlendBin Location: A3

Almost no one has been more important in keeping the region of Chinon at the forefront than Charles Joguet. He abandoned his blossoming career as an artist in Paris to return to the family farm in 1957 when the family asked. He brought with him a lot of...

James Suckling, 91 points: A smoky, complex wine with aromas of licorice, wet wool, cassis and ash. Very silky and crisp, with a light body and an easy-drinking style.

78% Cabernet Sauvignon · 22% Cabernet Franc There’s not a lot I could write about Dalla Valle Vineyards that hasn’t already been written over the past three decades. We were pleased to be introduced to this fabulous estate in the...

Messanges is actually the old Loire Valley name for Cabernet Franc. Chinon is at its best when it’s in this unoaked, super juicy, super aromatic and super scrumptious mode. Dark, almost black, in color, the aromatics are so vivid, so lively...

With all the Johnny-come-lately rosés in the market, it’s important, I think, to recognize the old-timers, those producers who have long spent the time and effort necessary to make quality dry pink wine as important a part of their portfolio...