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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - I don't understand the 88 point rating given by one CT user....who didn't explain why. So let me tell you why this is a 90. First off, this wine is true to Cabernet Franc form. It has the floral on the nose, the mint, eucalyptus, lilac, jasmine, hawthorne......it smells like a wildflower meadow. Pours a nice purple with dark red undertones into the glass. On the palate is a wine that is medium bodied at best. It's Cab Franc - not supposed to have a lavish full bodied backbone. The initial taste goes up the nose with jasmine and wildflower, with a nice black cherry that settles in the mid-palate to somewhat of an alcoholic heat (much better on day 2). The finish is a little earthy, still very medium bodied, not full bodied and certainly not sweet. Has a fair amount of oak barrel and tannin. This wine is a youngster. Like any Beringer single vineyard wine, this one can go for quite a while. The Howell Mountain origin almost guarantees this one until 2022 or perhaps longer, but I'd say that the top of the hill is probably 2017/18. Excellent and TRADITIONAL Cab Franc - this is not a Franc dressed up in an Oakville tuxedo --- the bottle has simply been allowed to be itself. Bravo Beringer.

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