Community Tasting Notes 3

• SacFrench Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 30, 2023 - Excellent wine

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• LuisMaimoni@Yahoo.com Likes this wine:

  December 26, 2019 - File this one under "good wines." You can tell this will be a superior sipping experience from your first sniff of the bouquet. The color is a deep, rich purple; the legs are slow.
  
  You get all the dark fruit you'd expect in a Cabernet Franc, with the genteelness that is something of a flavor-mark for this winery. The body is medium-full. The flavors are clearly present, and the fruit is forward, but not overwhelming and smashing you in the face. It benefitted from a couple of hours of breathing to smooth out some of the bite we found at first sip.
  
  But (and you knew there was a but coming, didn't you?) the community price is given as $68.48, but by the time I add tax + delivery from the winery, I was $86.16 poorer to drink this bottle of admittedly fine wine. Worth it? Maybe, but not the great value I'd hoped to find in a Central Coast wine. Once you're up to $90 a bottle, you can do well pretty much anywhere.

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• cavedivr Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 11, 2019 - The usual, terrific Austin Hope juice. Not as extracted as usual - a more refined style, but still reflective of Austin's hand as a winemaker. Fruit-forward, floral and a pleasure to drink. Probably not in for the long haul, so drink in the next 3-4 years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Austin Hope
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation Cellar Select
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Paso Robles

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• Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
• In Cellars 90 (54%)
• Consumed 76 (46%)

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