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Red
1997 Nichols Winery & Cellars Cabernet Franc Cienega Valley Vineyard
Cabernet Franc
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Cienega Valley
Label borrowed from 2000
Community Tasting Notes 2
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oldwines Likes this wine: 91 points
December 2, 2023 - Mostly Older Cabernet Franc Tasting (New Jersey, USA): One of 8 Cab Franc’s tasted at my “Mostly Older Cab Franc Tasting”… Double decanted at 1pm and tasted from 4-8pm. The bottle was coated inside by fine sediment. Lightly bricked garnet red. Tastes old and leathery with herbal, charcoal, cherry accents. With more air this gets a bit better, darker and more fruit. Middle of the pack for most people.
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oldwines Likes this wine: 91 points
December 21, 2019 - Had at a friend’s house who had purchased some of this with me some years ago. This was a little disappointing but not bad in any obvious way. Good medium garnet color with just a hint of bricking. Good acidity and a lightly floral and red fruited nose. Palate had some tea and chocolate along with the red fruit and the finish was moderately long, but overall not as interesting as I would have hoped.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red
- Producer Nichols Winery & Cellars
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Cienega Valley Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Cienega Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 5 (42%)
- Consumed 7 (58%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- ProducerNichols Winery & Cellars
- VarietyCabernet Franc
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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