Kestrel

Winemaker's Select Cabernet Franc

9.121 ratings

9.13 pro ratings

Yakima Valley, 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

9.0

Pencil shavings and ripe plum. Caught a little herbaceousness up front but as the wine opened up that gave way to a delicate sweeter oak component. Medium body, bright acidity. Its ripe, juicy, and very pleasant. Not the style i was expecting, but not at all dissapointing.

Pencil shavings and ripe plum. Caught a little herbaceousness up front but as the wine opened up that gave way to a delicate sweeter oak component. Medium body, bright acidity. Its ripe, juicy, and very pleasant. Not the style i was expecting, but not at all dissapointing.

Jun 24th, 2016

Jessica Munnell

9.5

Delicate oak well integrated with the fruit. Nice spice and earthy notes. Beautiful!

Delicate oak well integrated with the fruit. Nice spice and earthy notes. Beautiful!

Apr 2nd, 2015

Meredith McIlmoyle

8.9

Nice wine, slightly spicy, was enjoyed by everyone in my group who tried it.

Nice wine, slightly spicy, was enjoyed by everyone in my group who tried it.

Feb 2nd, 2015

8.7

Light and fruity. Not what I expected. Nice finish.

Light and fruity. Not what I expected. Nice finish.

Dec 7th, 2014

6.6

Not nice!!!

Not nice!!!

Sep 17th, 2013

Scott Abernethy

9.0

Scott had this 10 years ago

Scott had this 10 years ago

Dec 10th, 2014

9.2

Thomas had this 8 years ago

Thomas had this 8 years ago

Mar 20th, 2017

10

Kim had this 8 years ago

Kim had this 8 years ago

Dec 28th, 2016

10

Kim had this 8 years ago

Kim had this 8 years ago

Dec 28th, 2016

8.7

Matt had this 8 years ago

Matt had this 8 years ago

Jul 1st, 2016