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Element Winery

Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc

9.122 ratings
9.19 pro ratings
Finger Lakes, New York, 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

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Element WineryFinger Lakes, New YorkCabernet Franc
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Shengli Hu
9.1

Moderate plus intensity of tart and bright red fruit of cherry, raspberry, and tart black fruits such as blackberry. Violets. Green bell pepper, sage, tobacco, leather, cedar. Pronounced minerality. Medium+ acid, medium- tannins, medium alcohol. Earth, vegetal notes, minerality, tart and crunchy red black fruits driving the wine. Restraint.

Moderate plus intensity of tart and bright red fruit of cherry, raspberry, and tart black fruits such as blackberry. Violets. Green bell pepper, sage, tobacco, leather, cedar. Pronounced minerality. Medium+ acid, medium- tannins, medium alcohol. Earth, vegetal notes, minerality, tart and crunchy red black fruits driving the wine. Restraint.

Jun 19th, 2020
Hungry Carly
9.2

Upstate NY "garage" wine

Upstate NY "garage" wine

1 person found it helpfulApr 6th, 2014
Heidi Normand Berge
8.8

Really love the bright acidity and green notes at the start. Couple of years and this'll "grow up".

Really love the bright acidity and green notes at the start. Couple of years and this'll "grow up".

1 person found it helpfulDec 18th, 2013
Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.3

The feminine side of franc

The feminine side of franc

1 person found it helpfulSep 1st, 2013
Chris Leon
9.2

'10

'10

Nov 24th, 2015
Thibaut Marquis

Region Manager East, CRU Selections Terlato Wines International

8.5

Not as a fan of the red. Preferred the whites from the winery. Lacking balance

Not as a fan of the red. Preferred the whites from the winery. Lacking balance

Apr 8th, 2015
Sarah Oettel
9.2

Red fruit bomb.

Red fruit bomb.

Dec 3rd, 2021
Brandyn Pryce
9.0

From Saturday at Provision. Brided Italian leather. Smooth

From Saturday at Provision. Brided Italian leather. Smooth

Oct 15th, 2018
Dr Glen Spinelli
9.2

Great complexity, finishes with blackbpepper

Great complexity, finishes with blackbpepper

Apr 9th, 2018
Andrew Brenner
9.0

Another surprising glass from @Christopher Bates at dinner this eve. The most Chinon-esque Cab Franc I've had from the Finger Lakes. Pepper, earth, nice.

Another surprising glass from @Christopher Bates at dinner this eve. The most Chinon-esque Cab Franc I've had from the Finger Lakes. Pepper, earth, nice.

Aug 6th, 2016