Nefarious Cellars

Wahluke Slope Cabernet Franc

9.12 ratings
9.12 pro ratings
Wahluke Slope, 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
David Shaw

Revisiting the vintage after two year break. Strawberry, vanilla, toffee and cherry aromas, flavors, nice light bitterness - black pepper and, later, tobacco - in finish with great length of fruit in the mouth. Seems to have improved vs last tasting, or maybe I’m just more pliable… seems like a bit of Malbec might have crept into this one

Revisiting the vintage after two year break. Strawberry, vanilla, toffee and cherry aromas, flavors, nice light bitterness - black pepper and, later, tobacco - in finish with great length of fruit in the mouth. Seems to have improved vs last tasting, or maybe I’m just more pliable… seems like a bit of Malbec might have crept into this one

Nov 2nd, 2021
David Shaw

Moderate extracted red. Butter, raspberry and tutti frutti notes in nose, some cigar box. Soft cherry flavor with length, slight astringency, seed tannin bitterness. Ready to drink

Moderate extracted red. Butter, raspberry and tutti frutti notes in nose, some cigar box. Soft cherry flavor with length, slight astringency, seed tannin bitterness. Ready to drink

Aug 18th, 2018