PnD. Dark purple. Charred cherry and plum on the nose. Medium weight ripe tannins. Ripe plum cherry char and tar. Too much smoke and tar. Almost Pinotage like. Disjointed.
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Weird...tasted the wine at home a few days ago and it was quite different than the bottle I tasted at the winery...This one had a weird dusty smell...so I'm tempted to say it was flawed. Definitely didn't bring as much fun as my last one...there was something bugging me...so I'm not rating this one.
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Wow, wow, wow...this is absolutely crazy good. A previous vintage of Cellar Hand Cab Franc exists (2011?), but it sucked. This 2015 is almost exceptional...and it's only selling for $24.95...I think I'm only giving 94 points because I'm biased based on it's low price...This could be easily scored higher. Super aromatic, high quality soft tannins, fresh, super balanced. Blind I would have said that it was a Nota Bene from an excellent vintage. Buy, buy, buy!! In my top wines of 2017.
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4/14/2018 - df1962 wrote: 88 Points
PnD. Dark purple. Charred cherry and plum on the nose. Medium weight ripe tannins. Ripe plum cherry char and tar. Too much smoke and tar. Almost Pinotage like. Disjointed.
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10/29/2017 - hitechnomad wrote: 92 Points
Fruit forward, new world style but very high quality. Silky, aromatic with a long finish. Excellent value!
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10/9/2017 - Francois Le Mouel wrote:
Weird...tasted the wine at home a few days ago and it was quite different than the bottle I tasted at the winery...This one had a weird dusty smell...so I'm tempted to say it was flawed. Definitely didn't bring as much fun as my last one...there was something bugging me...so I'm not rating this one.
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9/30/2017 - Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow, wow, wow...this is absolutely crazy good. A previous vintage of Cellar Hand Cab Franc exists (2011?), but it sucked. This 2015 is almost exceptional...and it's only selling for $24.95...I think I'm only giving 94 points because I'm biased based on it's low price...This could be easily scored higher. Super aromatic, high quality soft tannins, fresh, super balanced. Blind I would have said that it was a Nota Bene from an excellent vintage. Buy, buy, buy!! In my top wines of 2017.
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