Wines for Recorded Video of Cabernet Franc Wine Tasting

This post has the information for the four wines that are discussed in the youtube video “Cabernet Franc Wine Tasting – “The Other Cabernet”. You can find that video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6hnVo5ShSk.

This video includes the recorded briefings from two people who joined the live virtual tasting that I did. The wine maker from Barboursville Vineyards, Luca Paschina, joined us for an excellent discussion on his Cabernet Franc and some great insights and history of making fine red wine in Virginia. We also had a Winery Ambassador from the Willamette Valley Vineyards, McKenzie Wolfe-Webb, join the call and talk about their Griffin Creek Cabernet Franc .  My thinks to Luca and McKenzie for joining me to discuss Cab Franc.

As you will see when the video shows some of the people who participated in the live virtual tasting, a platter of cheese can charcuterie would be a great accompaniment.

Below are the wines that are discussed in this Cab Franc tasting.  Two of them are widely available and two of them are each only available from a single source. 

1. Lazy Bones Cab Franc – Trader Joes pretty much has an exclusive on this wine so you will need to get to one of the Trader Joes that carries wine to get it.  Price is usually $7. When I posted this video on youtube in early August 2022, , most Trader Joe’s had run out of the 2020 vintage of Lazy Bones and were waiting for the 2021 vintage to start shipping. Hopefully when you Go to Trader Joe’s they are back in stock.
2. Perro Callejero Cabernet Franc from Argentina made by Mosquita Meurta.  Wine.com has it for $21 and B-21.com has it for $15 but is very expensive for shipping on orders under $50. Reports are some COSTCO have it for $10 but no way to know which ones do so you may want to check next time you are in a COSTCO that carries wine.
3. Laroque Cabernet Franc –Laroque has many wines at different price points so be sure you are ordering their Cabernet Franc.  The label tells us is from the Citi de Carcassonne with just Laroque in the name. it is Domaine Laroque but Domaine does not appear on the label.  Sources:
   • Wine.com carries it for $15
   • Saratogawine.com has it for $12
   • Empirewine.com has it on sale as of this writing for $10
   • For those local to the DC area, Calvert Woodly has it in stock for $11 and no shipping charges
4. Barboursville Cabernet Franc Reserve –.  Sources:
   • Wine.com carries it but at $31 it is the most expensive source.  Wineworksonline.com has it for $24.
   • This is the only one of the four that is carried by Total Wine for $21.  Chain stores like Wegmans and Safeway that carry wines often have this one, particularly in the DC area.    Calvert Woodley also has it on the shelf for $22.50. 
   • You can get it from the Barboursville web site for $25 and they ship to most states.
5. Griffin Creek Cabernet Franc 2018.  At this time it is only available from WVV at a price of $55.  The link for it is https://www.wvv.com/product/2018-Griffin-Creek-Cabernet-Franc?pageID=3095651D-FA06-E86B-D3F3-300668D7518B&sortBy=DisplayOrder&maxRows=999&&productListName=Browse%20All&position=24 . 

If you have trouble finding these wines you can check www.wine-searcher.com and put in the wine you are looking for and they will give you a list of web sites that have it for sale.

I recommend that you open all of the wines 30 minutes before you start the video for this wine tasting and pour each wine into a separate glass. About 2 oz is a good amount for a tasting.

Below is a place mat for the five wines you will be tasting. As we progress through the tasting you will be able to compare the wines that are different price points and from different countries. The placemat will help you keep track of which wine is which.