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Red
2017 Barnard Griffin Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
Label borrowed from 2018
Community Tasting Notes 1
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La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 91 points
August 29, 2021 - Visiting Vancouver and the Willamette Valley; 8/26/2021-8/30/2021 (Vancouver, WA and the Willamette Valley, OR): This deep-to-opaque ruby wine is a blend of 78% Cabernet Franc, 11% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, all sourced from Lonesome Spring Ranch in Yakima Valley. Offering aromas and flavors of dark bramble fruits, violets, savory herbs, leather and pipe tobacco, it is a full-bodied red with fresh acidity, seamless alcohol (listed as 14%), judicious oak and plentiful sweet tannins. Layered on the mid-palate and finishing long, this is a well-crafted Right Bank-styled wine that should get even better with a bit of cellaring. If it fleshes out as anticipated it will merit a higher score in the future. Drink 2024-2032.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Barnard Griffin
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Columbia Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 28 (35%)
- Consumed 53 (65%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- ProducerBarnard Griffin
- VarietyCabernet Franc
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationColumbia Valley
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