2015 Michael-David Vineyards Cabernet Franc Inkblot

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  1/11/2021 - ewasowicz wrote: 91 Points

  Nose: Covid
  Taste: little bit of wood, little bit of licorice and blackberry syrup.
  A good Monday night wine.

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  5/11/2020 - Central Coast Sharon Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This is an intense, huge, inky wine with complex tannic structure. Very dark cherry flavors and tobacco.

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  11/26/2019 - Xxjanabell Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Mineral, graphite, super- dark red fruit

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  11/11/2019 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dark ruby in color with a cloudy reddish rim.
  
  Fruity nose of dried figs, blackberries, cooked cherries, raisins, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, coffee, cola, pencil lead, peppercorn, chocolates, tobacco and light alcohol.
  
  Full bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.
  
  Dry and extremely fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, blackberries, cooked cherries, dried figs, tobacco, raisins, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, herbs and coke.
  
  Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
  
  This is a great Cabernet Franc from Lodi, California. Fruit forward, extracted and tasty, with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.
  
  Good right out of the bottle and better after 2 hours of airtime, when the tannins show up.
  
  Delicious, but might be too sweet for some. I’d like to revisit it in a year or two.
  
  Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food. I paired it with cheeses and light appetizers.
  
  15.5% alcohol by volume.
  
  91 points.
  
  $35.

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  4/6/2019 - Christine Havens Likes this wine: 93 Points

  David Michael Winery’s first Cabernet Franc, the 2015 Inkblot bears, and nose that is reminiscent of Loire Cab Franc, though the body is much richer and concentrated. It fairly bursts with aromas of juicy boysenberries, blueberry buckle, violets, cinnamon stick, and cigar box. The aromatic profile reverberates across the palate with bright perfumy fruit that is both cresting and buoyant and couched in sueded tannins. The finish is one of pink peppercorn and sweet tobacco. 14.4% ABV | Sample

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