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Manage Subscriptions2013 Franciscan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 45
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Yellofeath Likes this wine: 93 points
January 28, 2023 - Not a high end bottle, but I've been saving this because of the vintage and we're not disappointed. It could go another 3-5 years properly stored. Decanted for an hour. The nose is bright and bursting out of the bottle. Black raspberry, plum and strawberry fruit, eucalyptus and white pepper. Palate is Blackberry, blueberry, plum fruit, tomatoe leaf bitters mid palate and baking spices, sweet cigar & walnut fill out the finish. Very well balanced. If I didn't know better, I'd think I paid a whole lot more for this bottle.
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Colorado3G wrote: 86 points
November 10, 2022 - Past it’s prime and going downhill….it was expected…..but a good experiment!
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Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 89 points
August 31, 2020 - Really nice for the price point. Some strong tannins which mellowed out with a few hours of air. Great fruit and spice. Nice mid week drinker with steak and salad
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t0pshelf Likes this wine:
July 24, 2020 - Some firm tannins, otherwise a fairly standard nicely-priced Napa cab.
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pdbender Likes this wine: 90 points
April 11, 2020 - Above average cabernet experience - mature, still firm, medium-bodied, concentrated with a spicy finish.
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By Richard Jennings
4/13/2016 (link) 91 points(Franciscan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon) Saturated, opaque, black red violet color; aromatic, appealing, mocha, coffee, graphite, black currant, black fig nose; tasty, poised, mocha, coffee, tart black fig palate with velvety tannins and good balancing acidity; good now but could use 1-plus year; medium-plus finish (83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 3% Malbec, 3% Petit Verdot, 1% Syrah; 13.5% alcohol; 20 months in oak, 20% new)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type Red
- Producer Franciscan Estate
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 083085200220
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 810 (38%)
- Consumed 1,335 (62%)
Food Pairing
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Beef, chimichurri, confit fingerling potatoes, Drank w/ a NY Strip, Red meat, succotash, VenisonWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerFranciscan Estate
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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