Adelaida

Viking Estate Vineyard Cabernet Franc

9.29 ratings
9.31 pro ratings
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Wulf Losee

Yuk! 2017 opened Jan 2023. Unripe berries on nose. St Joseph’s childrens aspirin cherry flavor on the front. Immense sour ball that starts on the mid palate and explodes on the finish. This is a really crappy wine. I’ll cork it up and use it in pasta sauce, but I’ll give it a few days to fade—don’t want to overwhelm the the stewed tomatoes!

Yuk! 2017 opened Jan 2023. Unripe berries on nose. St Joseph’s childrens aspirin cherry flavor on the front. Immense sour ball that starts on the mid palate and explodes on the finish. This is a really crappy wine. I’ll cork it up and use it in pasta sauce, but I’ll give it a few days to fade—don’t want to overwhelm the the stewed tomatoes!

Jan 1st, 2023
Wulf Losee

2015 vintage opened on February 2022. In my humble opinion this is as good as a Cab Franc can get. As a grape the Cab Franc lacks the complexities of some of the premier grape varietals, and it’s best used as as blending grape. But after seven years of aging this vintage has come into its own. mint and allspice on the nose. Raspberry fruit on the front. A light tannic structure holds it together with earthy low notes on the mid palate and with lots of mineral high notes on the finish. Very drinkable but not very memorable.

2015 vintage opened on February 2022. In my humble opinion this is as good as a Cab Franc can get. As a grape the Cab Franc lacks the complexities of some of the premier grape varietals, and it’s best used as as blending grape. But after seven years of aging this vintage has come into its own. mint and allspice on the nose. Raspberry fruit on the front. A light tannic structure holds it together with earthy low notes on the mid palate and with lots of mineral high notes on the finish. Very drinkable but not very memorable.

Feb 8th, 2022
Chris Jahns

Great wine- would love to taste in a few years. Plush, ripe, black and red cherry with nice spice undertones and a good amount of soft tannins. Well balanced structure and not as over the top as most paso reds.

Great wine- would love to taste in a few years. Plush, ripe, black and red cherry with nice spice undertones and a good amount of soft tannins. Well balanced structure and not as over the top as most paso reds.

Feb 26th, 2017
Pat Huff

Fabulous smooth red, not tannic and very rich! Enjoy it with friends and family, you'll be a star!

Fabulous smooth red, not tannic and very rich! Enjoy it with friends and family, you'll be a star!

Mar 29th, 2016
Brent S

Brent had this 8 years ago

Brent had this 8 years ago

Dec 19th, 2016
Gerardo Mujica

Gerardo had this 3 months ago

Gerardo had this 3 months ago

Apr 4th, 2024
Gerardo Mujica

Gerardo had this 5 months ago

Gerardo had this 5 months ago

Jan 26th, 2024
John T
9.4

John had this 10 years ago

John had this 10 years ago

Jul 20th, 2014
Joel Barto

Joel had this 10 years ago

Joel had this 10 years ago

Jul 20th, 2014
Philip Costanzo

Philip had this 11 years ago

Philip had this 11 years ago

Jan 3rd, 2014