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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by djwitzel on 4/20/2015 & rated 84 points: Big perfumy nose, still, but the body has thinned out considerably. Still a good drinker over the course of the evening. (1325 views) | | | Tasted by joesi16 on 10/5/2014: Low aroma and a bit drying (from alc not tannins), some plum flavor and a nice finish. Would buy again. (1599 views) | | | Tasted by trifecta on 4/26/2014: PnP. Nose is low intensity dark red fruit. A touch of plum and oak. Palate is rounded and medium to light weight. Decent quaffable cab franc. Good for a wider range of palates, but not a very interesting rendition of the franc. (2361 views) | | | Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 12/9/2013: We had a taste of this at a recent SoCal gathering! Wondering when it was going to show up!
We tasted all of these blind except for varietal identity. My notes say this wine is bright purple in colour. Nose is deep dark cherry with some fresh plum, and it's also very savoury with some herbaceous notes to go along with the fruit. Nothing vegetal that I noticed (I do like a little bell pepper in my Can Franc).
Palate was very fruity, strongly tannic, leather on the finish. I found there to be something slightly bitter as well, not to the point of unpleasant iirc. I found this wine to be relatively easy-drinking and once it has a little more time to age would be nicer. Say 1-3 more years before it's ready for prime time.
Once we unbagged the bottle, I was surprised (as were others) at the 15.2% alcohol. It hid that level very well, although that could have been a contributor to the bitterness on the finish.
At $18/bottle + ship/tax this is a decent but not stellar value, imo. Assuming you like the higher octane style, that is. (611 views) | | | Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 12/9/2013: Had this wine at home on Friday night with home cooked tapas
Color: very slightly purplish red. The level of pigmentation was relatively light, darker than almost any Pinot but lighter than most cabs.
Nose: half an hour in it smelled of cranberry juice/ cherry juice (very fruity). Some green pepper/jalapeņo and a hint of black pepper. Later in the night it seemed to pick up a Eucalyptus note and kinda smelled like wild berry ricola cough drops (in a good way)
Palate: Half an hour in this was definitely the cran cherry from on the nose. Bright and fruity. There was a round oakiness in the vanilla/molasses realm and then a very slightly bitter green jalapeņo note. Bitter gets to me and this was under that threshold. A positive and interesting note rather than a distraction. Fine chalky tannins on the finish. As the night went on the green pepper note rose and then fell off, the fruitiness darkened to a mixed berry candy flavor and there were slightly more tannins but still quite fine.
Overall: no way this is 15.2 alc for one. It hides it amazingly well. The wine is very smooth with a medium body and goes down VERY EASILY. This is quite fruity but did not taste "commercial" to either of the tasters (we were glad). The green pepper note adds interest and I would be fine serving this wine to either neophytes or people who have wine frequently.
I think I'm in for a set as daily drinker material. Anyone in the Bay Area want to share shipping costs? (1174 views) | | | Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 12/9/2013: Had this at klez's. I liked it more than he did, but I like a little more fruit in my wines than he does, generally. To compare to Toothy II which some of you have had, this is bigger, a little less food friendly, it doesn't have as pronounced of a green streak, but it's flat out delicious for my palate. At under $20/btl, I like this deal. Not screaming, but pretty fair price. I would describe this as a pretty clear CA interpretation of CF. Lots of fruit, body, and much higher (but very well-hidden) alcohol compared to the Loire. (1495 views) | | | Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 12/9/2013: "I too had this at the recent SoCal woot gathering. I echo what Klez and Kyle have said. I thought it was a fruit forward interpretation of CF and though good, not what I prefer in Cab Francs (rubber, dirt, green peppers). I think that it would be a crowd pleaser for non CF drinkers and the price is fair IMO" (2347 views) | | | Tasted by Wine.woot_taster on 12/9/2013: "I bought the cab franc last time it was offered and I enjoyed it. I opened it side by side with a woot cellars toothsteinn. I remember liking them both, but the toothy had more fruit. Cab franc was good out of the bottle venturied, but maybe even a little better the next day. Just like you'd expect...really shun when paired with the food (roast beef). (2455 views) |
| Coordinates Producer website2009 Coordinates Cabernet FrancAlcohol: 15.2%Cabernet 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyDry Creek Valley Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley | Dry Creek Valley Association | Appellation America | San Francisco Chronicle Article |
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