2008 Peter Franus Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  9/20/2020 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Ageing so well for a Napa cab.
  So well balanced and structured.
  Bright fruit, spice, long finish.

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  4/11/2020 - Somm David T wrote: 93 Points

  The nose reveals, ripe & slightly stewed fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, ollieberries, blueberries, some dark cherries with raspberries on the glass edge, black licorice, dark spice, incense, smoked meats, anise, dark cola, limestone minerals, dry crushed volcanics, fresh & dry herbs, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & touch of calm vanilla, cedar, used leather, fresh tobacco, saddle-wood, black olive, steeped black tea with fragrant, ruby, dark, blue, purple flower bound in violets & lavender.
  
  The body is full, ruby & ripe. Still has grand, tarry, chewy tannins. The tension, structure, length and balance are just starting to be their best. This is good but, will enjoy my next bottle in five more years. Ripe & slightly stewed fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, ollieberries, blueberries, some dark cherries with haunting raspberries, black licorice, dark spice with just right intensity & perfect palate heat, incense, smoked meats, anise, dark cola, limestone minerals, dry crushed volcanics, fresh & dry herbs, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & touch of calm vanilla, cedar, used leather, fresh tobacco, saddle-wood, black olive, steeped black tea, forest floor with a few mushrooms with fragrant, ruby, dark, blue, purple flower bound in violets & lavender. will drink for at least another 10-15 years.

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  3/16/2014 - ZachF88 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  After 45 mins decant and another 30 mins in the glass: Cassis, blueberry, vanillin, red currant, bing cherry, with a bit of spice box at the end. Finish was med-long. Medium-full bodied. This is drinking great right now and can't even imagine what another few years will do to this beautiful cab.

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