Aridus Wine Company
Limited Production Cabernet Franc
New Mexico, USA
Dark ruby/ purple in color with a purplish rim.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel.
Showing red and black fruits with light wood, tobacco, peppercorn, espresso, bell pepper, earth, herbs and vegetables.
Spicy finish with fine grained tannins and bitter herbs.
Fruit forward and elegant. Rich and nicely balanced. Complex and interesting.
Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime. Gets earthier after an hour in the bottle.
13.6% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$65.
Dark ruby/ purple in color with a purplish rim.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel.
Showing red and black fruits with light wood, tobacco, peppercorn, espresso, bell pepper, earth, herbs and vegetables.
Spicy finish with fine grained tannins and bitter herbs.
Fruit forward and elegant. Rich and nicely balanced. Complex and interesting.
Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime. Gets earthier after an hour in the bottle.
13.6% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$65.
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
Nose of blueberries, plums, sweet raspberries, cherries, red currants, earth, light wood, coffee, vegetables, spices, green pepper and peppercorn.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs, green vegetables and black pepper.
Medium plus in length on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This young Cabernet Franc from Arizona needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already drinking nicely now, even by itself. A good quality wine.
Fruit forward with lots of green vegetables and earth notes. Feels like a fruity old world Cabernet Franc.
Already showing nice complexity, and would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
I had the 2020 vintage and it is very consistent.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 3 hours of airtime.
Good by itself, and will also pair nicely with lamb dishes.
100% Cabernet Franc grapes were aged in used Oak barrels for 34 months . A small production of only 816 bottles.
13.6% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$65.
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
Nose of blueberries, plums, sweet raspberries, cherries, red currants, earth, light wood, coffee, vegetables, spices, green pepper and peppercorn.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs, green vegetables and black pepper.
Medium plus in length on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This young Cabernet Franc from Arizona needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already drinking nicely now, even by itself. A good quality wine.
Fruit forward with lots of green vegetables and earth notes. Feels like a fruity old world Cabernet Franc.
Already showing nice complexity, and would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
I had the 2020 vintage and it is very consistent.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 3 hours of airtime.
Good by itself, and will also pair nicely with lamb dishes.
100% Cabernet Franc grapes were aged in used Oak barrels for 34 months . A small production of only 816 bottles.
13.6% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$65.
Black cherry, raspberry preserves, cassis, dark chocolate, eucalyptus and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
Black cherry, raspberry preserves, cassis, dark chocolate, eucalyptus and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
Dec 22nd, 2023Aridus Wine Company Limited Production Cabernet Franc 2020, New Mexico
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
Fruit forward on the nose with black fruits, oak, light vanilla, licorice, tobacco and chocolates.
Full-bodied, smooth and buttery, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, cooked cherries, plums, spices, oak, licorice, tobacco leaf, herbs, light vegetables, peppercorn and chocolates.
Spicy finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a very interesting Cabernet Franc from New Mexico. Rich and elegant.
Good right out of the bottle, and gets earthier as it opens up, with more bitter vegetable notes.
Still young and needs a few more years in the bottle to mature. Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years.
Good by itself as a sipping wine. Nicely balanced, soft and smooth.
Aged in (25% new) French Oak barrels for 29 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$65.
Aridus Wine Company Limited Production Cabernet Franc 2020, New Mexico
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
Fruit forward on the nose with black fruits, oak, light vanilla, licorice, tobacco and chocolates.
Full-bodied, smooth and buttery, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, cooked cherries, plums, spices, oak, licorice, tobacco leaf, herbs, light vegetables, peppercorn and chocolates.
Spicy finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a very interesting Cabernet Franc from New Mexico. Rich and elegant.
Good right out of the bottle, and gets earthier as it opens up, with more bitter vegetable notes.
Still young and needs a few more years in the bottle to mature. Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years.
Good by itself as a sipping wine. Nicely balanced, soft and smooth.
Aged in (25% new) French Oak barrels for 29 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$65.