2007 Doña Paula Cabernet Franc Alluvia
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nzinkgraf wrote:
Friday, September 4, 2009 - Mega Slide (Waterford Wines Milwaukee): Rich liquorice to the nose. blue to black fruited. deft oak on the nose. this wine has grill marks. full dash of wood on the palate. definitely a brightness of fruit on the nose. almost a tangy unsweetened Kool-Aid nose. rich and tight wood expression on the palate. why do people do this to Cabernet Franc???
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Comment posted by hutch:
8/17/2010 3:02:00 PM - Interesting. While I love a great Cab Franc from the Loire, I've also been enamored from versions from Washington and Bordeaux that see oak. I think the Dona Paula version is firmly in line with them, and the oak doesn't detract from the wine. (In fact I found the use of oak much more deft then in many of the regular bottlings from Dona Paula.