Deep ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Nose of red fruits with light earth notes.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing black currants, black plums, cherries, spices, tobacco, earth, light wood, dark coffee and black pepper.
Smooth finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.
This 6 year old is a very easy drinking Cabernet Franc from the Loire Valley in France.
Good right out of the bottle, and gets more complexity as it opens up. Tannins show up after 45 minutes of airtime.
I had it 4 years ago, and it is drinking pretty much the same, although it did gain more complexity. Will not get any better from this point, so drink up.
Good by itself as a sipping wine and good with food. I gave it a light chill and paired it with cheeses and crackers.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$40. — 4 months ago
Akiko bday dins! With pork chops, foie — a month ago
Very quaffable! — 8 months ago
Opened yesterday, drank over 2 days.
The nose is very fruity and intense with dark cherry touches, earthy notes, some raspberry and blackberry scents too. I could even smell some peony notes too. This is really inviting. The palate is wide and long and quite complex. A good acid drive, some dark cherry notes all along, some very soft and easy going mouthfeel that is changing in mid palate with a great tannic wall, which adds a layer of dust over an otherwise quite juicy and fruity finish. In the back-end though, there is a tiny savoury note that pops along with a subtle bitterness. This is really my kind of cab franc. Really good stuff! — 9 months ago
Wow a rose with structure — 2 months ago
I’m a Sauvignon blanc kinda girl. But this surprisingly taste like a lite Chardonnay with Sauvignon blanc acidic flavors which I really enjoy! I would drink this anytime. — 7 months ago
Great value for the taste! $19 at Market Wines. Wonderful on its own. — 9 months ago
Earthy, terroir nose. Opened nicely. Palette- enjoyable , long finish, medium tannins . After one hour, improved, earthiness is a nice change from Napa cabs. — 2 years ago
Jason Bowman
Delicious, complex but drinkable — 20 days ago