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2012 Hester Creek Cabernet Franc Reserve Block 3
Cabernet Franc
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Okanagan Valley
- Okanagan Valley VQA
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Community Tasting Notes 4
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dcslack wrote:
December 26, 2022 - Nose has a hint of leather. Palette is much lighter than expected for a cab franc, also still somewhat tannic despite being 10 years old. Probably not much life left in this one, so drink up
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df1962 wrote: 87 points
October 19, 2016 - PnVnD 2/3 of the bottle let air for 90mins. Dark garnet purple with violet to clear rim. Dark cherry sour cherry plum red currant bell pepper and tobacco on the nose. Medium weight with stemmy green tea tannins. Charred cherry red currant tobacco and red pepper on the palate. Very dry slightly astringent finish. Losing fruit and becoming to sharp and herbal. Not nearly as good as the previous bottle. Drink up.
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kostaslonis wrote: 90 points
January 23, 2016 - Canada Tasting (Oinoscent): High intensity of green bell pepper, smoked meat, curred meat, tomatoes, spicy, like smelling a freshly baked pizza !!! I've never seen that before. Tones of oak, very rustic wine for hearty dishes. The green bell pepper notes add freshness and elevate the smoke/burnt notes of the (probably) m+ toasted oak used.
In the palate, the wine shows very ripe black fruit, prunes, med body and med+ intensity, big and kind of drying tannins, red fruit flavors after a while, leafy notes too, nice structure, med+ finish.
Outstanding quality, drinking now or hold. I just had to add a point to this for being so surprisingly interesting and weird -
df1962 Likes this wine: 91 points
December 26, 2014 - Just Popped and poured a glass through the Vinturri. Very dark garnet to purple close to saturated with a scarlet to clear rim. Dark cherry raspberry cedar and cocoa on the nose. Medium weight with black tea tannin. Cherry cassis flavours with a lingering herbal finish. Chunky but fresh needs a ribeye.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Hester Creek
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation Reserve
- Vineyard Block 3
- Country Canada
- Region British Columbia
- SubRegion Okanagan Valley
- Appellation Okanagan Valley VQA
- UPC Code 626990132974
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 47 (41%)
- Consumed 69 (59%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerHester Creek
- VarietyCabernet Franc
- DesignationReserve
- CountryCanada
- RegionBritish Columbia
- SubRegionOkanagan Valley
- AppellationOkanagan Valley VQA
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