2013 Mt. Brave Cabernet Franc

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  2/14/2023 - jayhawkdds Likes this wine:

  Good wine, but definitely on the decline. Drink up.

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  10/9/2017 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I believe this is a Chris Carpenter wine? Would love to drink this alongside La Jota's Howell Mountain Cab Franc (same winemaker). However, I have a feeling this would outlive the Howell. Incredibly tannic. Black and red in the glass. Blackberries, tar, charcoal and sweet nutmeg on the nose. Powerful texture. Lingering finish. Needed day 2 and even in to day 3 to reveal more plums, violet and spice.

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  10/7/2017 - mflesh wrote: 93 Points

  Not ready to go yet. This one was open for 2 hours and it was really interesting how it was JUST coming into its element when it had to be recorked. Definitely a "riper" Cab Franc. Lots of chocolate and cocoa notes here. Floral present as well, but this one seemed to emphasize more of the fruit profile of Cab Franc than the floral profile of Franc. Perhaps the Howell Mtn offering is a slightly different style? Anyway, this wine was banging on all cylinders, and it represented well. IMO it draink better than a Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cab made by Jeff Ames, and did so without much of a problem. Very good structure, and I think that this one has quite a bit of life ahead of it as well.

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