2018 Viejo Isaias Cabernet Franc Juana De Sol Single Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  2/3/2022 - celestialmundane Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Purple. Nose of cherry cola, with a floral note. Medium body. Coffee, blackberries. Medium finish.

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  11/23/2021 - redhead6971 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
  Winery: Viejo Isaías Juana
  Varietal: Cabernet Franc. Area/Appellation: Argentina, Mendoza.
  Vintage: 2018. Price: $25.00 Auburn Spirits West
  Color: Purple or pink from above dark ruby from below. Legs: Extremely slow
  Nose: blackberries truffles bell pepper flowers purple flowers hyacinth, violets.
  Palate: Blackberries, coffee a kind of tarry/gravel note I can’t identify.
  Finish: Coffee, leather, Black cherries blackberries, Stewed tomatoes.
  Comments: A good 2 1/2 hour in the glass decant. A lot of CT reviewers have been not as positive about this wine, which IMHO, actually comes down to letting it breathe for a good 2 1/2 hours, because it has totally changed. Granted it is more leathery and there’s a lot more pepper, underbrush, than your typical age able high end Cab Franc, but this definitely has potential. so my score will probably be a little higher based on the fact I really let it breathe for a while and you should too.
  Pairing Suggestions: Beef tenderloin, Chicken Shawarma, Roast Chicken with herbs, Sloppy Joes, Spare Ribs, Corned beef with cabbage, Filet Mignon, grilled pork chops.
  Score in terms of Vintage: 88
  Score for the Wine: 88
  Value for the Money: Good
  Date Tasted: 11/19/2021
  Tasted by: ACK

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  7/24/2021 - cab wrote:

  Too new world for me. I want a cab franc that tastes like a cab franc - don’t cover up all the green pepper if you know what I mean. Don’t need all that oak - just makes me suspicious as to what is being covered up. So - not terrible or unenjoyable, but . . . . I’ll put it like this: after the first bottle, when the party was at the point when we needed another, I chose my next bottle of this because people were drinking it and I knew this is one I wouldn’t regret not having on the next trip to the cellar.

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  4/7/2021 - robmatic wrote: 88 Points

  Decent wine, enjoyable, but did not find anything to get excited about.

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  3/2/2021 - tombiro Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Popped and poured, had a glass and left out overnight. Day two, very very different. Blue fruit, and the nose is really floral now. Nice mouthfeel.

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