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 Vintage2018 Label 1 of 7 
TypeRed
ProducerMartin Woods (web)
VarietyCabernet Franc
DesignationWalla Walla Valley
Vineyardn/a
CountryUSA
RegionOregon
SubRegionn/a
AppellationOregon

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2028 (based on 7 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by 2muchwine on 7/24/2023: First night, all ripeness and plummy fruit. Second night, it's leaner, the structure comes out and it's really really nice, definitely cab franc and one I really like. Will buy again for sure, haven't had a bad wine or even a mediocre one from Martin Woods yet! (287 views)
 Tasted by viniferatu on 3/10/2022: Superb Cab Franc, this is just nailing it, and it is the last glass from a bottle open a couple days. Gorgeous blue flowers, myriad peppery tones, subtle roasted veggie and meat notes, a little cigar and black olive too, but the most intense aspect of the nose is ripe black fruits, there are high notes of red and yellow, but this is built around a thrumming dark core. Medium-bodied but dense and seamless, satin tannins are bold but layered and elegant, fruit is crunchy and bursting, this comes at you swaggering, then it dances around nicely. Long finish, saturated in dark fruit, firmly tannic, fresh and tart, lots of mineral, herbal, floral intrigue. Fantastic Cab Franc, and worth following 5+ easily. (577 views)
 Tasted by 1fatcat on 3/10/2022: chocolate. dried coniferous forest floor. dirt. smooth. semi-dried fruit. chocolate covered raisins. low tannin, not jammy. toasted almond, mildly sweet aroma yet dry on the palate. Vanilla, modeling clay, smooth & spicy. (454 views)
 Tasted by James Kim on 2/10/2022 & rated 89 points: Decanted. Now 2h after decant. Translucent garnet color. Very shy aromas and not giving much. Palate w tart cherry and cranberries, some green pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, white pepper, olives, and a bit of roasted meats. Medium bodied w nice acid backbone. Mild tannins on midpalate. Finished w fruit, nice green peppers w good length. (466 views)
 Tasted by christyler on 5/21/2021 & rated 91 points: This was cool. Looked and drank like a Pinot but still had varietal correctness. Interesting and good. (630 views)

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USA

American 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.

Oregon

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