At Ridge event. Very nicely done Cabernet Franc. This needs some air and decanting but it is not closed or shut-down in any way. Dark fruit with brightness and dimension. Really enjoyable and has a lot of potential and life ahead.
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Beautiful floral nose with vanilla and sweet cherry. Tastes of cherry and berry fruit which was less prominent than the nose suggested. Notes of vanilla and bay leaf. Did not detect much green pepper. Medium + acidity and still some prominent tannins. Quite elegant.
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PNP, immediately expressive of blue fruits, flowers, and an undercurrent of green pepper and bayleaf. Silky tannins, quite a bit of thrown sediment. In a great place. Not super reminiscent of any cab franc I've had before (except maybe Morlet?), but it really shows its Santa Cruz roots.
Delicious, drink now.
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I was very impressed with this wine. Light floral nose, probably violet. This wine was medium bodied but light on its feet. Lighter bodied red fruit, maybe a bit of plum, with floral notes. Extremely drinkable - I just kept wanting to go back for more. Very enjoyable. I'm not sure how much better it will get given that it feels like it is in such a good spot right now and it doesn't have heavy tannins or acid to work through. But I have another bottle so I'm willing to wait and find out if it will improve. If you have more than one, try this now!
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Judgement of Singapore - "Other Varieties" (Singapore): Floral on the nose, some scorched earth. Prominent oak and black olive. Polished mouthfeel. Some stem flavours on the palate which I like and highly tannic finish.
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This is fabulous. First growth Bordeaux like. Incredibly silky smooth. Plums and deep red fruits with a hint of dark chocolate. Off the charts value for money. Just keeps getting better as it opens up.
2/10/2024 - ppandian Likes this wine: 89 Points
Perhaps needs more cellar time. Crunchy, slightly tannic, red fruits with good structure.
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8/27/2023 - aaronwine Likes this wine: 92 Points
At Ridge event. Very nicely done Cabernet Franc. This needs some air and decanting but it is not closed or shut-down in any way. Dark fruit with brightness and dimension. Really enjoyable and has a lot of potential and life ahead.
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4/2/2023 - VoteferPedro Likes this wine:
pop 'n pour
opened lovely and had herby and mint aromatics and cassis flavor but did shut down after an hour. May need more time
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2/12/2023 - ralaspech wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful floral nose with vanilla and sweet cherry. Tastes of cherry and berry fruit which was less prominent than the nose suggested. Notes of vanilla and bay leaf. Did not detect much green pepper. Medium + acidity and still some prominent tannins. Quite elegant.
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1/1/2023 - Erete Likes this wine: 96 Points
PNP, immediately expressive of blue fruits, flowers, and an undercurrent of green pepper and bayleaf. Silky tannins, quite a bit of thrown sediment. In a great place. Not super reminiscent of any cab franc I've had before (except maybe Morlet?), but it really shows its Santa Cruz roots.
Delicious, drink now.
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12/26/2022 - Skymech wrote: 94 Points
I was very impressed with this wine. Light floral nose, probably violet. This wine was medium bodied but light on its feet. Lighter bodied red fruit, maybe a bit of plum, with floral notes. Extremely drinkable - I just kept wanting to go back for more. Very enjoyable. I'm not sure how much better it will get given that it feels like it is in such a good spot right now and it doesn't have heavy tannins or acid to work through. But I have another bottle so I'm willing to wait and find out if it will improve. If you have more than one, try this now!
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10/3/2022 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 90 Points
Judgement of Singapore - "Other Varieties" (Singapore): Floral on the nose, some scorched earth. Prominent oak and black olive. Polished mouthfeel. Some stem flavours on the palate which I like and highly tannic finish.
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4/15/2022 - ppandian wrote: 89 Points
Good structure, robust tannins, cherries on the palate. It would have benefited from decanting to open up the fruit a little bit.
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6/20/2021 - bjschmitt Likes this wine:
Give it a little time and some air! Lovely.
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4/30/2020 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 95 Points
This is fabulous. First growth Bordeaux like. Incredibly silky smooth. Plums and deep red fruits with a hint of dark chocolate. Off the charts value for money. Just keeps getting better as it opens up.
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