2016 Steele Wines Cabernet Franc

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  5/12/2020 - mibuwolf83 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This vintage is showing so much more depth and structure than the 2015 vintage that I tasted about a month ago. This is a spectacular surprise. The palate is full of black currant, blueberry pie, mocha, white pepper and juicy acidity. Grippy tannins and a lingering minerality on the back end. Delicious!

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  11/20/2018 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 88 Points

  Bunch of samples: Light purple color. Nose shows pure, deep plums and black cherries on the nose, along with anise, pepper, sage and sweet cocoa. Full but fresh, medium-strength tannins meets moderate acidity, balanced off of black cherries and dark plums, rich but tangy fruit. Notes of loamy earth, black pepper, anise, with coffee and wood notes woven in well. Yummy now, this could actually age for a few years, too. Aged 14 months in 30% new French and American oak.

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