2020 Leah Jorgensen Cellars Cabernet Franc

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  6/23/2023 - RPerro wrote: 87 Points

  From glass pour at a wine bar in Bend. Quite smooth and easy-drinking. Cherry fruit with light black tea tannins and hints of vanilla on the finish. Paired well with arancini!

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  5/29/2023 - oakville72 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  In style, a cross between the deep, dense Washington State Cabernet Francs and the lighter, more fruity Cabernet Francs from the Loire. Extremely well made and surprisingly drinkable despite its young age. Thankfully for this style, oak is not an intrusion.

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  12/31/2022 - deetz Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Very pretty wine. Much better and more expressive on day 2 so I would recommend a substantial decant. Bummed I opened my only bottle thinking this should be drunk in its infancy. I suspect this continue to improve over the next few years and will hold well for the rest of the decade.
  
  Initially a bit grapey with a slight metallic quality, but opened up with a really pretty nose of black and red fruit, garrigue-like herbalness, bitter chocolate.
  
  Palate has great tension. Fine grain tannins and bright acidity, really elegant overall.

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  10/22/2022 - The Rooster Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Not as impressed with this Oregon Cab Franc as I thought I'd be, but it's still very good. Blackberry bramble, black cherry, strawberry jam, black pepper, sweet tobacco, and cola on the nose. Smooth and silky mouthfeel. Black fruits and spice. Well-balanced wine. I'd recommend cellaring longer and drinking towards the end of the drinking window.

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  4/20/2022 - sdwineguru Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Southern Oregon 2020 Leah Jorgensen Cellars Cabernet Franc ($25). mid-garnet, some viscosity (13.5 alc.); red fruit, tart cherry, pine, cedar, herbaceous nose; mid-plus acids; mid-plus tannins; some depth; semi-long tight finish, opens with air. w/lasagna. 16 UC Davis scale, 90 other scales.

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