Barboursville Vineyards

Reserve Virginia Cabernet Franc

8.916 ratings
9.22 pro ratings
Virginia, 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
Bob Bryden

Founder The Lake Sommelier, LLC, Author Wine Talk

9.3

Wonderfully balanced, with ripe red cherry, blackberry, and bell peppers but with a wonderful floral note and low AbV of 13.5 pct. one of the best Virginia wines I have tasted. Kudos to winemaker Luca Paschina.

Wonderfully balanced, with ripe red cherry, blackberry, and bell peppers but with a wonderful floral note and low AbV of 13.5 pct. one of the best Virginia wines I have tasted. Kudos to winemaker Luca Paschina.

Dec 14th, 2016
Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

Retnice and. Dry reminds of a chinon but a bit bigger but certainly not too ripe. Well done.

Retnice and. Dry reminds of a chinon but a bit bigger but certainly not too ripe. Well done.

Feb 2nd, 2017
Laura Purdy

Less funk. Very smooth

Less funk. Very smooth

Oct 26th, 2019
Crossman

Outstanding

Outstanding

Jun 8th, 2019
Michael Seely

Very pleasant

Very pleasant

Nov 13th, 2017
Vincent Calautti Jr.

Dry bitter sweet not too bold or spicy just right

Dry bitter sweet not too bold or spicy just right

Apr 22nd, 2017
A. R.
8.9

Call me crazy, but tasted blind, no one would guess this was a Virginia Cab Franc unless you've had a lot of it. Sense of place is *real* in this bottle. On the nose, dried rosemary and lavender, forest floor, blue fruits. In the mouth, dusky herbs and blueberries. Decent acid. Slightly thin mid palate with a medium finish. Good wine with real terroir.

Call me crazy, but tasted blind, no one would guess this was a Virginia Cab Franc unless you've had a lot of it. Sense of place is *real* in this bottle. On the nose, dried rosemary and lavender, forest floor, blue fruits. In the mouth, dusky herbs and blueberries. Decent acid. Slightly thin mid palate with a medium finish. Good wine with real terroir.

Jan 25th, 2017
Christopher Thompson

Strong salty olive, coffee, pine, red berry, pepper. M intensity. M+ body. M acidity. Tannins like super fine sand.

Strong salty olive, coffee, pine, red berry, pepper. M intensity. M+ body. M acidity. Tannins like super fine sand.

Jan 8th, 2017
Louisiana Pizza Kitchen

16btg

Nov 15th, 2016
Austin Yursik

Austin had this 7 years ago

Austin had this 7 years ago

Jan 22nd, 2017