2018 Austin Hope Cabernet Franc Cellar Select

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 94 points

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  1/30/2023 - SacFrench Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Excellent wine

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  12/26/2019 - LuisMaimoni@Yahoo.com Likes this wine:

  File this one under "good wines." You can tell this will be a superior sipping experience from your first sniff of the bouquet. The color is a deep, rich purple; the legs are slow.
  
  You get all the dark fruit you'd expect in a Cabernet Franc, with the genteelness that is something of a flavor-mark for this winery. The body is medium-full. The flavors are clearly present, and the fruit is forward, but not overwhelming and smashing you in the face. It benefitted from a couple of hours of breathing to smooth out some of the bite we found at first sip.
  
  But (and you knew there was a but coming, didn't you?) the community price is given as $68.48, but by the time I add tax + delivery from the winery, I was $86.16 poorer to drink this bottle of admittedly fine wine. Worth it? Maybe, but not the great value I'd hoped to find in a Central Coast wine. Once you're up to $90 a bottle, you can do well pretty much anywhere.

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  11/11/2019 - cavedivr Likes this wine: 93 Points

  The usual, terrific Austin Hope juice. Not as extracted as usual - a more refined style, but still reflective of Austin's hand as a winemaker. Fruit-forward, floral and a pleasure to drink. Probably not in for the long haul, so drink in the next 3-4 years.

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