Ashes & Diamonds Winery

Napa Valley Cabernet Franc

9.127 ratings
9.17 pro ratings
Napa Valley, 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
Shay A
9.2

Day 3 in Napa in the books! Running a day behind on notes...Napa time runs slow AND fast!

Loire Valley meets Napa. Very stewed red fruits with savory and herbal components like tomato, old black cherry, cherry pipe tobacco, and a small hint of pepper down the middle. We ended up buying one to take to dinner and more fruit shows after it gets some air.

Day 3 in Napa in the books! Running a day behind on notes...Napa time runs slow AND fast!

Loire Valley meets Napa. Very stewed red fruits with savory and herbal components like tomato, old black cherry, cherry pipe tobacco, and a small hint of pepper down the middle. We ended up buying one to take to dinner and more fruit shows after it gets some air.

Feb 4th, 2019
Matt Sterr

Wonderful Cabernet Franc, made in a style reminiscent of CF from the Loire Valley.

Wonderful Cabernet Franc, made in a style reminiscent of CF from the Loire Valley.

Dec 21st, 2018
Thomas Brenner

Solid Cab Franc gaining some traction here. Blue cotton candy, pyrazines, blackberries, dusted plum skin, cedar. Created by guest winemaker Steve Matthiasson, harvested Sept 4-15, 2014 and saw 14-21 days in stainless, then 20 mos. in 20% new bousset french oak.
Recommendable, smooth and easy drinking 13.9% abv Cab Franc! Word's out!

Solid Cab Franc gaining some traction here. Blue cotton candy, pyrazines, blackberries, dusted plum skin, cedar. Created by guest winemaker Steve Matthiasson, harvested Sept 4-15, 2014 and saw 14-21 days in stainless, then 20 mos. in 20% new bousset french oak.
Recommendable, smooth and easy drinking 13.9% abv Cab Franc! Word's out!

Jul 16th, 2018
Jake Hajer

Old world in style. Medium minus body. Vegetal, floral and elegant. Different from what you get in the valley. Big fan.

Old world in style. Medium minus body. Vegetal, floral and elegant. Different from what you get in the valley. Big fan.

Dec 20th, 2017
Blake Walker

Reticent nose. Medium bodied. Stewed red fruit. Better CF out there at this price point.

Reticent nose. Medium bodied. Stewed red fruit. Better CF out there at this price point.

Mar 29th, 2020
Michael B

Finished our trip to the Okanagan and had experienced some great new wines that will write up in due time. Back home and to celebrate the trip we opened something completely different, a 100% cab franc made in a 1980s style California red. It’s heavy with ripe dark fruits, namely plums, black currants, dark cherry followed by herbaceous notes, earth, graphite and leather. There is a moderate amount of rounded tannin that fills the palate. Served with steak, grilled portabello mushroom and asparagus.

Finished our trip to the Okanagan and had experienced some great new wines that will write up in due time. Back home and to celebrate the trip we opened something completely different, a 100% cab franc made in a 1980s style California red. It’s heavy with ripe dark fruits, namely plums, black currants, dark cherry followed by herbaceous notes, earth, graphite and leather. There is a moderate amount of rounded tannin that fills the palate. Served with steak, grilled portabello mushroom and asparagus.

Jun 21st, 2019
Michelle Maier

Cranberries & rich clay. Light and beautiful

Cranberries & rich clay. Light and beautiful

Jan 21st, 2018
Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.2

Drew had this 6 years ago

Drew had this 6 years ago

Nov 2nd, 2018
Greg Gregory

Greg had this 7 years ago

Greg had this 7 years ago

Jan 17th, 2018
Bella McDowell

Bella had this 7 years ago

Bella had this 7 years ago

Dec 18th, 2017