Ballentine Vineyards
Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA
This will be great in 10 years. Now the oak is huge and upfront and is hot with alc (15.5%). Deep dense dark cab franc. A very Napa effort.
This will be great in 10 years. Now the oak is huge and upfront and is hot with alc (15.5%). Deep dense dark cab franc. A very Napa effort.
Aug 2nd, 2020A nice find. Lightweight for a Cab Franc.
A nice find. Lightweight for a Cab Franc.
Sep 1st, 2018
2008 Blueberry Pie! Still going strong. Nice tannins.
2008 Blueberry Pie! Still going strong. Nice tannins.
Mar 26th, 2015
Youthful in color for an 11 year old wine, hot (14.7%), raspberry cola, grandmas attic, green olive.
Youthful in color for an 11 year old wine, hot (14.7%), raspberry cola, grandmas attic, green olive.
Jan 31st, 2015
This wine screams Cab Franc from the moment you open it and wave it under your nostrils. Opens hot and steamy like a jungle nightmare, then turns dreamy and ferny and fruity and balanced. It attacks you, entices you, then turns you, you join it, become its leader and well, you know the rest Colonel Kurtz. Heart of darkness good! Get the jungle fever! You won't regret it! Gooey, sticky, fruity, dank, woodsy, earthy, hearty, unctuous, rambunctious; this is what Rumplestilskin drinks when he isn't spinning his wheels. You should too!
This wine screams Cab Franc from the moment you open it and wave it under your nostrils. Opens hot and steamy like a jungle nightmare, then turns dreamy and ferny and fruity and balanced. It attacks you, entices you, then turns you, you join it, become its leader and well, you know the rest Colonel Kurtz. Heart of darkness good! Get the jungle fever! You won't regret it! Gooey, sticky, fruity, dank, woodsy, earthy, hearty, unctuous, rambunctious; this is what Rumplestilskin drinks when he isn't spinning his wheels. You should too!
May 3rd, 2014
Bright boysenberry and black raspberry on the nose . Pleasantly jammy on the palate, masking high alcohol 15.1 at least. Look forward to trying in another year
Bright boysenberry and black raspberry on the nose . Pleasantly jammy on the palate, masking high alcohol 15.1 at least. Look forward to trying in another year
May 28th, 2018Very light an effervescent. A welcome addition to my current franc addition. To be "franc," it's "amazeballs."
Very light an effervescent. A welcome addition to my current franc addition. To be "franc," it's "amazeballs."
Apr 12th, 2016
Cracked green pepper, cherry, blueberry
Cracked green pepper, cherry, blueberry
Sep 29th, 2014