Dusted Valley Vintners

Cabernet Franc

8.924 ratings
9.14 pro ratings
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, 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
Justin Hart

Nose is deep and complex, smells of dried roses, cedar, and tobacco. Raspberry, cranberry, and hints of coco and pipe tobacco make this extra luscious. Yum!

Nose is deep and complex, smells of dried roses, cedar, and tobacco. Raspberry, cranberry, and hints of coco and pipe tobacco make this extra luscious. Yum!

Mar 28th, 2020
Justin Hart

Salted red plumbs and cranberry. High alcohol, sharp tannins and still a lot of life left in it. Yum!

Salted red plumbs and cranberry. High alcohol, sharp tannins and still a lot of life left in it. Yum!

Dec 31st, 2018
Scott Wren

Cab franc. Another classic from Wa. A bit bigger than I'm used to with emphasis on Cab Not Franc. . Retasting now. Med weight. Some mint. Was great with pork belly flatbread at saffron Kitchen.

Cab franc. Another classic from Wa. A bit bigger than I'm used to with emphasis on Cab Not Franc. . Retasting now. Med weight. Some mint. Was great with pork belly flatbread at saffron Kitchen.

1 person found it helpfulAug 10th, 2014
Justin Hart

Vegetal, pepper, and bing cherry on the nose. Intense tobacco box spice, stone fruit, and raspberry on the palette. A little hot, but it pays dividends on the back palette. It lingers, and lingers and lingers...

Vegetal, pepper, and bing cherry on the nose. Intense tobacco box spice, stone fruit, and raspberry on the palette. A little hot, but it pays dividends on the back palette. It lingers, and lingers and lingers...

Oct 16th, 2016
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.1

Has 19% merlot and 2% petite Verdot very pretty violet floral notes olive tapenade black raspberry fruit with some sweet tobacco spice. A nicely balanced wine with bright zesty raspberry and black berry fruit with black olive and pretty floral notes. Finish 40+ excellent

Has 19% merlot and 2% petite Verdot very pretty violet floral notes olive tapenade black raspberry fruit with some sweet tobacco spice. A nicely balanced wine with bright zesty raspberry and black berry fruit with black olive and pretty floral notes. Finish 40+ excellent

Aug 13th, 2013
Haelee Kim

Unique tasting cab but it’s good. Woodsy and has a licorice aftertaste.

Unique tasting cab but it’s good. Woodsy and has a licorice aftertaste.

Feb 2nd, 2020
Sandra Clavey

Nice and tasty

Nice and tasty

Oct 11th, 2017
Matt Austin

Best Washington cab franc so far, but it's no Jessup.

Best Washington cab franc so far, but it's no Jessup.

Sep 2nd, 2016
Nikole Souder-Schale

Big, bold and for petit Verdot lovers yum.

Big, bold and for petit Verdot lovers yum.

Jun 6th, 2016
Angie Mahlman

Sweet after taste, in my opinion "nasty"

Sweet after taste, in my opinion "nasty"

Mar 15th, 2015