April 23, 2024 - Tons of earth aromas up front, some bell pepper, old leather, blackberry, hint of black licorice. More fruit initially on the palate, mostly blackberry and black cherry, then the savory notes come through strong - coffee granules, dried herbs, sweet tobacco. Super cool. Medium complexity, medium body, medium minus tannins (super soft), medium plus acid. Even better after being open for a couple hours. Good stuff!
March 21, 2019 - Nicely balanced but still very young. Red fruit on the nose, plenty of acid and tannin on the palate with a mix of red and dark fruit, plus hints of mushroom. Needs at least 2 more years, maybe more.
February 19, 2019 - Round, spicy easy.
January 7, 2019 - Good fruit and some earthy notes. Good wine.
November 19, 2017 - Fruity, light bodied, lightly spicy cab franc. Seems more like a warm climate wine than I was expecting - light tannins, a bit of cherry cough syrup and not a ton of savory character.
July 3, 2017 - Consistent. Love the funky Franc nose.
April 6, 2017 - Deep color for this region. The nose is very inviting, showing aromas of raspberry, tree bark, herbs, green olive and hints of flowers. This is medium bodied on the palate with good concentration and very good class. The fairly long finish features good acidity and ripe tannins. Elegantly structured...
January 29, 2017 - Corked
January 20, 2017 - AAJDER is spot on. Beautiful nose and mid palette, and a fairly long finish. Well done Ravines. Gotta love Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc.
January 12, 2017 - Alcohol forward - light body and white pepper on the finish without much fruit. Could use some time to develop.