2015 Maxville Lake Winery Cabernet Franc

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  5/18/2023 - Ikel73 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Keeps getting better Drank another bottle a year ago. Was very good. This bottle could be even better. Soft fruit and tannins. Hint of menthol , leather and bell pepper with just the right fruit blueberry, cherry. Very enjoyable and would definitely be a crowd pleaser

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  1/12/2023 - caspernick Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep ruby with rim variation to garnet plus some slow moving legs (14.5% ABV). The nose has varietally true aromas of green pepper, blackberry, black raspberry and some menthol perfume. Very faint notes of oak alongside some coffee, crushed rock and vanilla. It smells gorgeous. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity and delightfully fine grained tannins that caress. Full bodied, I get flavors of black raspberry, blackberry, menthol, oak nuance, coffee, chocolate. The green pepper aromas don't show up on the palate btw. The finish is a touch smoky and medium (+) in length with the tannins completely melded and the acidity softening. A very balanced and somewhat complex wine that really coats my mouth with delicious, ripe fruit. I like it a lot and give it 93 points. I'm searing some Sous Vide Strip steaks, this is going to pair beautifully. For $50 its a treat-night wine that gets 5 stars from me. Drink till 2030.
  
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  11/4/2022 - caspernick Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Medium garnet colored this Cab Franc has pretty thin, slow moving legs (14.5% ABV). The nose gives me medium intensity aromas of black raspberry, black cherry, coconut, cedar plank, toasty oak, chocolate powder, blueberry jam and some brioche/yeast notes. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity and super smooth medium tannins. The wine coats my mouth and is full bodied with rich blueberry flavors. The red fruit are there but not as prominent. Toasty oak and some cocoa with a hint of coconut round out the palate. The finish is medium-ish and very caressing- the tannins are fully melded in this 7 year old wine that is drinking en pointe. It is delicious and will pair beautifully with my Hangar steaks and mashed taters. 92 points from me for this $57 offering that gets 5 stars. Drink till 2025.
  
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  8/13/2021 - Coachron13 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Not nearly as good as our prior bottle. Fruit is too much in the forefront, not as balanced as it should be.

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  7/10/2021 - trastevere Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Decanted an hour before drinking. Deep purple color with a brick red rim. This has a lovely bouquet of dark berry fruits. More of these fill the mouth, with some cocoa on the mid-palate and a long red cherry finish. The oak is beautifully integrated already. This was a great wine to sip and savour. Drinking well now but should continue to age well over the next 5 or so years.

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