A dinner guest brought this and I was impressed. If you’re looking for a bottle that SCREAMS cab franc there was no mistaking the varietal here: BIG minty, green pepper-y expression throughout, with loads of dark fruit and well-integrated oak. The weight and balance seemed spot-on with just-right tannins, structure and richness. With a few years of bottle age it's in the zone and poured great without a decant, but seemed it could rest another 5 years easy without losing itself. I wasn’t familiar with this producer before but they are now on my radar.
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Cedar and vanilla on the nose. Tannic and acidic on the palate- not too out of balance, but the fruit is muted. I'm missing the typical green pepper associated with this varietal. Finishes quick with hint of black pepper. Good with food.
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9/5/2016 - terroir junkie Likes this wine: 91 Points
A dinner guest brought this and I was impressed. If you’re looking for a bottle that SCREAMS cab franc there was no mistaking the varietal here: BIG minty, green pepper-y expression throughout, with loads of dark fruit and well-integrated oak. The weight and balance seemed spot-on with just-right tannins, structure and richness. With a few years of bottle age it's in the zone and poured great without a decant, but seemed it could rest another 5 years easy without losing itself. I wasn’t familiar with this producer before but they are now on my radar.
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12/30/2015 - jkvedar Likes this wine: 88 Points
Cedar and vanilla on the nose. Tannic and acidic on the palate- not too out of balance, but the fruit is muted. I'm missing the typical green pepper associated with this varietal. Finishes quick with hint of black pepper. Good with food.
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8/27/2014 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 90 Points
There is a nice palate richness and bell pepper typicity to this wine that I like a lot.
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7/24/2014 - CJM wrote: 85 Points
Clear, brownish purple. Green pepper, oak, cinnamon. No acids, no tannins. Bramble. Medium balanced finish
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6/22/2014 - scarce10 Likes this wine: 89 Points
On the oaked side. Opaque purple color. Prune, inky. When it opened up, it went well with the pork tenderloin we had tonight.
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