Lava Vine

Napa Valley Cabernet Franc

9.113 ratings

8.91 pro ratings

Napa Valley, California, 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

9.1

Pretty darn tasty.

Pretty darn tasty.

Nov 24th, 2018

9.1

Light@berry flavor with light spice. Enjoyable pre dinner wine with aged Gouda and truffle cheddar. This is a@rating for the cab franc not the zin:-)

Light@berry flavor with light spice. Enjoyable pre dinner wine with aged Gouda and truffle cheddar. This is a@rating for the cab franc not the zin:-)

Nov 2nd, 2015

9.2

Well done. Vey enjoyable.

Well done. Vey enjoyable.

Mar 12th, 2015

Jacqueline Destremps

9.6

Pre-birthday dinner wine...A beautiful cab franc.

Pre-birthday dinner wine...A beautiful cab franc.

Nov 19th, 2014

9.1

Tasted blind, I would have called this Bordeaux it has so much granite-y minerality. But the aroma of sun-ripened blueberries should have tipped me off to California. A finish just beyond medium--one of my favorite California cab francs (one of my favorite grapes!)

Tasted blind, I would have called this Bordeaux it has so much granite-y minerality. But the aroma of sun-ripened blueberries should have tipped me off to California. A finish just beyond medium--one of my favorite California cab francs (one of my favorite grapes!)

Jul 29th, 2014

Elizabeth Benney

8.9

Elizabeth had this 10 years ago

Elizabeth had this 10 years ago

Aug 7th, 2014

9.0

Bryan had this 9 years ago

Bryan had this 9 years ago

May 4th, 2016

9.1

Dan had this 9 years ago

Dan had this 9 years ago

Mar 13th, 2016

9.3

Karine had this 9 years ago

Karine had this 9 years ago

Jan 31st, 2016

8.6

Katie had this 9 years ago

Katie had this 9 years ago

Jan 19th, 2016