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2008 Frank Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Rutherford
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Rutherford
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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Tachan Likes this wine: 92 points
August 23, 2023 - Well rounded and softened by age this Cabernet hits all the right notes of fruit, tannins and lasting finish.
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redbrix Likes this wine: 92 points
June 20, 2023 - Nice medium dark purple color with a cherry and cedar nose. Velvet smooth, round with charry and cedar flavors.
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Tym4wine wrote: 92 points
May 26, 2023 - Beautiful floral aromas. Deep dark red in the glass. Grippy tannins with red and black fruit. Kirsch, cola, blackberry and cassis framed by graphite. Great acidity and freshness. This is a lovely wine and wonderfully fruit forward with a long finish. Love this wine. The winemaker and winemaking team does a lovely job year after year.
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Tym4wine Likes this wine: 92 points
January 15, 2022 - Nice floral aromas. Dark red in glass. Dark fruit flavors along with a hint of mocha. Tight grippy tannins with great acidity. Nicely done.
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Lax4 Likes this wine: 93 points
April 13, 2020 - This wine is tasting incredible right now. Used aerator to bring out the flavor. Nice dark ruby color and paired well with steaks, Hints of blackberry, blueberry, vanilla.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Vintage Retrospective: The 2008 Napa Valley Cabernets (May 2018), 5/18/2018 (link)(Frank Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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May/June 2012, IWC Issue #162 (link)(Frank Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Rutherford Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
2/24/2012 (link) 92 points(Frank Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Rutherford) Dark ruby color; baked berry, vanilla, pie crust nose; ripe blackberry, black currant palate with integrating oak ;needs 2 years; medium-plus finish (93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot; 24 mos. in 50% new & 50% once filled French oak; 14.5% alcohol)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Frank Family Vineyards
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Rutherford
- UPC Code 894910000409
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 563 (53%)
- Consumed 493 (47%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerFrank Family Vineyards
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- DesignationReserve
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationRutherford
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