expressive intensity — dried walnuts and toasted almonds layered with candied orange peel and wisps of tobacco

and casaba melon flavors with a full-bodied

natural orange flavor that fills the mid-palate with crisp acidity

Absolutely — neat or with a very slight chill is the ideal way to appreciate the complexity that three decades of cask aging have developed

Aroma: The nose opens bright and lifted with rose petal and citrus before giving way to juniper and pine resin

Gallica Cabernet Franc Carbonic canadian-whisky expressive intensity — dried walnutsGallica Cabernet Franc Carbonic is an extremely limited production Napa Valley red wine made from 100% Cabernet Franc using traditional carbonic maceration, bottled at 750ml. With only roughly 100 cases produced, this expression stands as one of the most unconventional wines to emerge from Oakville AVA a district far better known for powerful, barrel aged Cabernet Sauvignon. Quick Facts: Varietal: 100% Cabernet Franc Origin: Oakville AVA, Napa Valley,