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| Drinking window: Drink between 2009 and 2014 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.2 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 40 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by wilypod on 4/11/2018: Past its prime. Good color but the little fruit and juiciness left dissipated within half an hour. The tannins were earthy, and increasingly came across as a bit dirty. Mild VA was also a problem, so while drinkable, not enjoyable. (1384 views) | | | Tasted by jadi on 6/5/2014 & rated 88 points: Lots going on. Really enjoyable (2398 views) | | | Tasted by tc from santee on 2/16/2014 & rated 86 points: After an hour decant this Cab Franc was a decent wine. Having that Traditional vegetable, bell pepper undertones, with a dark Cherry and peppery base. Day two this wine fell off dramatically leaving me very neutral on it. (2582 views) | | | Tasted by ddgd on 2/15/2013 & rated 90 points: Beautifully smooth with a memorable long finish. (3501 views) | | | Tasted by Winoluver on 12/30/2012 & rated 90 points: A different Cab Franc in that it has oakyness of a heavy cab & pepper of a Zin. Has enough fruit to provide the softness so that masculinity of wine isn't overbearing. Gets better wt each passing moment so should be better later tonite. Drink only if you're in the mode for a heavy, dry albeit tasty wine. (3232 views) | | | Tasted by christophee on 11/30/2012 & rated 84 points: Garnet with medium viscosity in the glass. Cassis, oak, rasberries, pepper, heat and black licorice on the nose. Med-full body with powerful black and red fruit on the palate. Loads of pepper and oak too. Good structure. Chalky, grippy tannin. Medium finish. On the simple side, but I can see this pairing with prime rib. (2904 views) | | | Tasted by fournet on 11/17/2012 & rated 88 points: I was pleasantly surprised by this bottle. For a CF, this is really good value at $20-25 retail. Chocolate, sweet, thick. A hint of potpourri. Nice long finish, though a bit sweet for my taste. The nose got me a bit nervous at the beginning, but it blew over after 20 minutes or so. Tannins are fairly tame. (2928 views) | | | Tasted by christophee on 11/1/2012 & rated 80 points: Ruby and purple hues with medium viscosity in the glass. Nose of plum, rasberry, mushroom, cassis and oak. Secondary menthol. Medium body with fresh raspberry, blueberry and plum on the palate. Fruit fades by mid-palate leaving green and super tight tannin. Medium finish. Needs time, though the fruit proly' will not hold up. (3384 views) | | | Tasted by rpontual on 10/19/2012 & rated 90 points: Heavy on tannin, I recommend more cellar time. Other than that a well balanced wine, promising for the future (2929 views) | | | Tasted by mflesh on 9/29/2012 & rated 92 points: The second of four wines at the Flesher bash. We are fiendish for a good cab franc. This wine, IMO, is the true embodiment of a good Napa CF. The nose out of this bottle was all lilac and hawthorne. Uncorked with a rather ruby red cork with about 1-2mm of cork bleed. The wine was poured into glass after about 20 minutes of sitting. The entry was consistent with a floral and sweet entry - baker's sweet chocolate combined with flowers and a brambly presence with a hint of blackberry and black cherry. This wine became more dense as it sat opened. The chocolate and earth and spice seemed to swirl very nicely with the sweeter front from the floral notes. I have enjoyed Ch. Montelena, Crocker and Starr, Cornerstone, Paradigm, and some of the other Napa CF's that I think are hallmark to the true embodiment of Napa Cab Franc. This wine finished with a significant amount of dusty tannins that complemented the more delicate flavors noted previously. Floral, floral, floral. Excellent pre-steak wine. (1610 views) | | | Tasted by gwd corporate on 5/7/2012: Intense blackberry and blueberry fruit, cocoa, smoky tea and toasty oak. (4002 views) | | | Tasted by pizzasomm on 4/16/2012 & rated 87 points: nose: dried violet flower petals, stony, raspberry, high heat, herbal, opens up with more fruit
taste: soft, light sweetness, finely grained texture, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, approaching jammy, currants, stones, medium body, finishes with some oak (3899 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 4/7/2012 & rated 89 points: dark cherry and tea with herb/alfalfa; very good fruit density and typicity; still seems young (2732 views) | | | Tasted by Bigbadbrewsky on 3/20/2012 & rated 93 points: Fantastic fruit and a really sophisticated structure with beautiful tannins. It was truly a pleasure to drink. Took 2 hours to really open up though. (2012 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 2/21/2012 & rated 89 points: Sweet tobacco, herbal, black cherry notes with a medium body; dense red purple color; good earth tones; like a good cru bourgeois. (884 views) | | | Tasted by THaas on 6/6/2011 & rated 91 points: When first popped and poured, very dark cherry in the nose, with a weird, astringent note in the mouth -- almost like green apples (low malolactic fermentation in a red?). After a couple hours open, more integrated, with cherry and herb notes over a crisp mineral/malic note. Remarkably alive for a Napa wine from this vintage.
Drink through 2016. (2539 views) | | | Tasted by Julius Squeezer on 4/10/2011 & rated 88 points: Nice California Cab Franc but it doesn't come close to this estate's "L Cuvee" which is maybe the best California Cab Franc I have ever tasted. (2590 views) | | | Tasted by Julius Squeezer on 4/10/2011 & rated 91 points: Tasted with winemaker Louis de Coninck...
Fantastic California Cab Franc and perhaps the best I have ever tasted. Not much of a vegetal hint here which I deem as positive in a Cab Franc (even from Chinon). Excellent ripe fruit and a smooth finish. Bravo Louis! (1803 views) | | | Tasted by Canesgirl2006 on 4/9/2011 & rated 88 points: Zingerman's Roadhouse (2454 views) | | | Tasted by rentmp3 on 2/11/2011 & rated 88 points: Popped and poured at a wine bar. Dark red berries, black cherries, green bell pepper, and cocoa powder on the nose and palate. Nice chewy tannins but the finish was a bit short. (1771 views) | | | Tasted by WineSmith on 2/5/2011 & rated 91 points: This is a smooth excellent wine. Berries and cherries on the taste. Some cedar. A firm wine but very easy on the finish. This is my first experience with this wine and I would definitely purchase it again. (2214 views) | | | Tasted by DrT999 on 10/30/2010 & rated 89 points: Black cherry and blackberry nose. Sweet tannins on the attack, which grow through the finish. Black raspberry and hints of cherry up front, with cranberry and hints of plum and cedar coming in at the transition and into the long finish. Moderately intense but balanced. 14.5%
open 2+ hours -- much the same, although there's a tinge of cedar on the nose and throughout the wine; tannins have largely been tamed. (1912 views) | | | Tasted by OTTnMIA on 9/1/2010 & rated 91 points: Phenomenal! Best Cab Franc I've ever had, bar none! Huge, rich, complex, perfectly balanced. Loads of dark fruit with a delicious covering of spice box and caramel/vanilla on the nose and palette. WONDERFUL!! Will buy more! (NOTE: Definitely needs to breathe a bit before it truly comes alive) (2703 views) | | | Tasted by Esb1954 on 8/29/2010 & rated 89 points: Great (2821 views) | | | Tasted by CabIsKing on 8/7/2010 & rated 88 points: Nice nose of dark cherry, tea and hints of rose petals. The palate is overwhelmed with cocoa and cedar with a hot finish. Went well with stuffed shells which seemed to tone it down a bit. Not one of my favorites but pretty good. (2795 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Beaucanon Producer web siteCabernet Franc Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wines & Vines articleUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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