Cabernet Franc

Savoury & Classic

Château Côtes de Bellevue is a family property situated in the appellation Côtes de Bourg. Since 1987, the Château belongs to Nelly and Ludovic Neveu.

This red wine is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, that were planted 30 years ago, fermented and aged exclusively in stainless steel tanks. It is a fruity and easy-drinking Bordeaux, with aromas of blackberries and plums on the nose, and a hint of smokiness. On the palate, it is medium bodied, and round with soft tannins.

Enjoy with vast array of dishes like roast chicken or pot au feu.

Floral & Juicy

Husband and wife duo Ilya and Nadia started Leaning Post winery in Niagara over 10 years ago. Initially a virtual set up, the winery now located on Highway 8, has become a reference producer in Niagara.

This rosé is a blend of Pinot Noir (70%) and Cabernet Franc. Leaning Post makes this wine in the style that they love to enjoy.  The nose has vibrant red fruits such as, sour cherry, raspberry, watermelon with complimentary savoury notes with hints of floral orange blossom. The palate supports the nose with rich texture and a delicate finish. This bright, refreshing Rose was built for warm summer days and good company!

Floral & Spicy

Joan Ramón Escoda has been shaking the pillars of winemaking in his home-country and abroad since the 90's. He is an absolute anarchist, a radical winemaker, a rock'n'roller and a grass-roots innovator; and his wines are everything but banal.

The main part of this wine is Cabernet Franc, a varitey which winemaker Joan Ramon Escoda daringly decided to complement it with a 20% of Parellada, a local white grape of great aromatic refinement. Harvested by hand and partially destemmed, the grapes were macerated and fermented together in clay amphorae using only indigenous yeasts. Then this natural red wine was aged for 7 months on lees in the amphorae.

Slightly raw and pleasantly wild, this wine could need some aeration to unfurl. Some earthy and mineral notes, evolving into a fleshy red fruit nuanced by flowers, herbs and spice. This blend of Cabernet Franc and Parellada is remarkably original. Delicately warm, but also full of energy and confidence. Some succulent red fruit, a note of cocoa and bitter herbs, and a first-rate acidity make for a very fresh no added sulphites wine. Gentler and more engaging than ever, this wine from Escoda-Sanahuja has a long finish with a mineral and pithy aftertaste.

Pair it with roasted red meats and cured cheeses.

Summer is here - and it's starting to feel like it despite the cloudy and rainy days. If you were wondering how to stock up your cellar for these weeks of grey-ish park gatherings and chilly nights, we have the answer. Uncork the sun rays hidden in Stekar's skin contact Ribolla Gialla from Slovenia, and warm up during the al fresco nights with Element Winery's spicy and smoky house blend from the Finger Lakes.

This mixed case includes three bottles of each wine.

Štekar Rebula, Goriška Brda, Slovenia 2019. Located in Snežatno in the Goriška Brda zone of Slovenia, near the border of Italy, Štekar winery is known for producing wines in the traditional manner, with extended skin contact and little or no sulphur added. The hilly rugged terrain is marked with monuments to both world wars.

Rebula, also known as Ribolla Gialla, is a grape native to Friuli in Italy and this little corner of western Slovenia. As the natural fermentation began, the skins remained with the must for 24 days before being removed. The wine remained in giant Acacia wood barrels for eight months before being bottled without filtration. The result is expressive and spectacular; aromatic and inviting on the nose, the Rebula showcases yellow fruit, a firm structure.

Element Winery Can't Stop Won't Stop Finger Lakes, New York 2016. A new vision for the Finger Lakes. Element Winery was founded by Master Sommelier Christopher Bates to explore the extreme climate terroirs of the Finger Lakes region, to produce wines which express their origins without preconceived notions. They make delicate wines—low alcohol, higher acid, and balanced with a focus on mineral and floral aromas.

Can't Stop Won't Stop is Element Winery's house blend. Medium ruby with bright reflections; on the nose it delivers a mix of ripe and tart black fruit, cherry, red and black plum, and pomegranate complimented by herbal spice and savoury notes. On the palate it is dry and medium bodied with fresh, juicy acidity and flavours of black berry and black cherry, with green herbs, defined minerality, and spice which rounds out a long finish. 

 *Please note, this mixed case will take 7-10 business days to repack and process*

Spiced & Round

Husband and wife duo Ilya and Nadia started Leaning Post winery in Niagara over 10 years ago. Initially a virtual set up, the winery now located on Highway 8, has become a reference producer in Niagara.

This blended wine over-delivers massively for the price. An amazingly intense nose of plum, strawberry, blackberry, cassis and mulberry is layered over a backdrop of tobacco-leaf, cracked white pepper, lavender, and liquorice. On the palate, the intensity continues by adding wild-blueberries, freshly-turned earth and bacon with wisps of moss, raspberry and mocha fading in and out draped over powerful but soft tannins. It is immediately satisfying to drink now with a good decant, but it will certainly age well over the next 5-8 years.

Great with burgers, cured meat, and hard cheese.

Full-Bodied & Smooth

At the beginning of the 1900’s the Nuti family bought a small plot of land in a locality known as “La Regola”, in the town of Riparbella, (a place name found in the Florence land register dating back to the 1700’s), to produce a small amount of olive oil and wine for family consumption. In the 1990’s, Luca, Rolando’s eldest son, with a degree in agriculture, began planting more vines, upgraded the wine cellar and introduced French oak barrels like those used for the production of the famous Sassicaia wine and produced the first bottled wines.

Made with organically grown Cabernet Franc, this beautifully aged wine is a real treat! Expect notes of roasted coffee beans, menthol, licorice, dried roses & mineral which adds to the complexity on the palate. Expect dark fruit aromas in a polished expression of the Tuscan coast.

Try this back vintage Super Tuscan with braised red meats and game or aged pecorino cheeses (12-24 months).

This product is part of the LCBO Vintages program. It may take approximately 7-10 business days to be delivered.

Floral & Juicy

*This wine ships in bottles of 1.5L*

Husband and wife duo Ilya and Nadia started Leaning Post winery in Niagara over 10 years ago. Initially a virtual set up, the winery now located on Highway 8, has become a reference producer in Niagara.

For their newly released 2020 vintage, Leaning Post decided to bottle their rosé in Magnum bottles too! Their house style of rosé is bright and refreshing with a pale colour and great fruit. The nose has vibrant red fruits such as sour cherry, raspberry, watermelon, with complimentary savoury notes and hints of floral orange blossom. The palate supports the nose with rich texture and a delicate finish. This bright, refreshing Rosé was built for warm summer days and good company!

Gamey & Complex

A new vision for the Finger Lakes. Element Winery was founded by Master Sommelier Christopher Bates to explore the extreme climate terroirs of the Finger Lakes region, to produce wines which express their origins without preconceived notions. They make delicate wines—low alcohol, higher acid, and balanced with a focus on mineral and floral aromas.

Can't Stop Won't Stop is Element Winery's house blend. Medium ruby with bright reflections; on the nose it delivers a mix of ripe and tart black fruit, cherry, red and black plum, and pomegranate complimented by herbal spice and savoury notes. On the palate it is dry and medium bodied with fresh, juicy acidity and flavours of black berry and black cherry, with green herbs, defined minerality, and spice which rounds out a long finish.

To be enjoyed with spicy meats and stews.

Full-Bodied & Firm

Domaine de Beyssac is located on the hills of the Garonne valley, southwest of France, in AOC Côtes du Marmandais (South-West). Véronique and Frédéric, happy owners and conscientious students, started the winery in 2009 on family land inherited from their grandparents and parents. Since its creation, the commitment of Domaine de Beyssac is to produce wines of the highest possible quality.

Named after the first wine ever made by Domaine de Beyssac, Intial is a unique blend of merlot, cabernet franc, malbec and the local varietal abourriou. Pretty and savoury aromas of summer red berries, tomato leaf, flowers and spices abound. The palate is dense and full with rich, robust tannins. A wine to savour over time. 

Enjoy with roasted meats, ribeye, striploin or be bold and go for the tomahawk cut!

This product is part of the LCBO Vintages program. It may take approximately 7-10 business days to be delivered.

Rich & Silky

Husband and wife duo Ilya and Nadia started Leaning Post winery in Niagara over 10 years ago. Initially a virtual set up, the winery now located on Highway 8, has become a reference producer in Niagara.

Blend Two is the second vintage of Leaning Post's flagship red blend. They do not produce this wine every year, but 2018 was a surprisingly ripe vintage, and the resulting wines demanded a new assemblage! This wine practically jumps out of the glass, with a big nose of blackberry, mulberry, fig, graphite and white pepper. A full, rich and silky palate shows raspberry, blueberry and plum, with leather, cocoa, nutmeg and smoked fennel-sausage providing a complex and intriguing background. The firm tannic frame is held together by balanced acidity making this a wine you can cellar for a decade or more.

If you wish to open the wine on release, make sure to decant for at least two hours! Drink it with short-ribs, herb-crusted lamb or other game-meats. Cheers!

Full & Rich

Husband and wife duo Ilya and Nadia started Leaning Post winery in Niagara over 10 years ago. Initially a virtual set up, the winery now located on Highway 8, has become a reference producer in Niagara.

The nose is full of plump ripe raspberry, blackberry and cherry with anise and slight cocoa notes. The perfume is elegant, bold and full of life. The palate, oh the palate, what can we say? The richness, and round big tannins have control and structure of the wine. The combination of red fruits, flavourful spices wrapped in velvet leather notes gives this wine a new meaning to Niagara Cabernet Franc.

Feel free to age this full-bodied beauty for the next 8-10 years. If you drink it now, try it with hard cheeses like a well aged Cheddar, Parmigiano Reggiano, and Pecorino Romano or with roasted red meat.