Great Estate Wines: Inniskillin Single Vineyard Lament Farms Cabernet Franc 2023 - WineAlign Platinum Award Winner (15% off plus free ship)

The only Cabernet Franc to earn the highest award (Platinum) at this year's WineAlign awards. There are two Civic weekend discounts: 15% off automatically applied and free shipping over 6 bottles making this a solid deal for a great wine. Whether you put much stock in critics or wine awards is up for debate but these wines are tasted completely blind by multiple panels of experienced judges and I've consistently discovered some excellent bottles through the WineAlign awards in the past. From WineAlign: Cabernet Franc: A Canadian Classic Reaches New Heights Few grape varieties are more closely associated with Canadian wine than Cabernet Franc, and this year’s NWAC results demonstrate exactly why. The category attracted 90 entries, making it one of the largest red wine classes in the competition. Judges awarded one Platinum, 16 Gold, 26 Silver, and 34 Bronze medals, among the highest success rates for any category. Cabernet Franc represented 5.3% of all entries but captured 6.2% of all medals awarded, a clear indication of both the depth and quality of the field. The sole Platinum medal winner went to the Inniskillin 2023 Lament Farms Cabernet Franc from St. David’s Bench in Niagara, a powerful reminder of the variety’s affinity for Ontario. The Gold medal winners further demonstrated the strength of the category, with outstanding examples emerging from both Ontario and British Columbia. While Niagara remains a benchmark region, where moderate growing conditions allow Cabernet Franc to ripen consistently while retaining its hallmark freshness, floral aromatics, and vibra