Nichol Vineyard
Naramata Village Grown Unfiltered Cabernet Franc
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
I could have never blind tasted this and come close to it being a cab franc...cab sav, sure and about 20 other things too. It's much better than I would have ever guessed. Try it, it's a serious wine. Like it reads Vonnegut and wants to talk about the subtext kinda serious.
I could have never blind tasted this and come close to it being a cab franc...cab sav, sure and about 20 other things too. It's much better than I would have ever guessed. Try it, it's a serious wine. Like it reads Vonnegut and wants to talk about the subtext kinda serious.
Mar 1st, 2017
Pulled this one out of the cellar. Cedar, elegant, silky, smoke and stewed plums on the nose, zesty and bright, herbaceous with ultra dry cherry cola palate. Delightful. It’s aged very well.
Pulled this one out of the cellar. Cedar, elegant, silky, smoke and stewed plums on the nose, zesty and bright, herbaceous with ultra dry cherry cola palate. Delightful. It’s aged very well.
Jul 9th, 2023
Dark red color to it. The nose has soft tones of spices, raspberry, blackberry, chocolate. On first sip, quite tart, like lemons. Feels quite muted in flavor. Feels almost watered down. Little tannins on the end. Very underwhelming.
Dark red color to it. The nose has soft tones of spices, raspberry, blackberry, chocolate. On first sip, quite tart, like lemons. Feels quite muted in flavor. Feels almost watered down. Little tannins on the end. Very underwhelming.
Dec 19th, 2021Pulled from the cellar, purchased 2 years ago at the vineyard. This bottle suffered from cork taint when we initially decanted, 12 hours later much of the taint has dissipated leaving notes of mint, strawberry and dried herbs. It wasn’t able to reveal its full potential but at least we got a hint of it.
Pulled from the cellar, purchased 2 years ago at the vineyard. This bottle suffered from cork taint when we initially decanted, 12 hours later much of the taint has dissipated leaving notes of mint, strawberry and dried herbs. It wasn’t able to reveal its full potential but at least we got a hint of it.
Jan 11th, 2021
Tasting at Nichol Winery. Cherry, dark berries, light smokiness along with an underlying herbaceous notes, soft tannins.
Tasting at Nichol Winery. Cherry, dark berries, light smokiness along with an underlying herbaceous notes, soft tannins.
Jun 16th, 2019
Elegant. So so elegant. Ruby red, dark fruit, hint of violet, light clean finish.
Elegant. So so elegant. Ruby red, dark fruit, hint of violet, light clean finish.
Sep 14th, 2017
Friends from Vancouver brought this down. Smoke and lilting red fruit and bramble aromas. Light on its feet with prominent sour cherry and tobacco and green peppercorn notes. Great first impression BC wine.
Friends from Vancouver brought this down. Smoke and lilting red fruit and bramble aromas. Light on its feet with prominent sour cherry and tobacco and green peppercorn notes. Great first impression BC wine.
Aug 10th, 2017A smoky and balanced wine with lots of fruit on the palate. This wine doesn't have the aromatics that I'm used to from a cab franc, but it more than made up for it with texture and body. Long finish. Nice barbecue wine.
A smoky and balanced wine with lots of fruit on the palate. This wine doesn't have the aromatics that I'm used to from a cab franc, but it more than made up for it with texture and body. Long finish. Nice barbecue wine.
Aug 31st, 2013
Liked this a lot. Not a huge Cab Franc fan but haven't tasted much...this one was great. Smooth, blackberries & a bit smoky? Was a very welcomed change from a not so great one before it.
Liked this a lot. Not a huge Cab Franc fan but haven't tasted much...this one was great. Smooth, blackberries & a bit smoky? Was a very welcomed change from a not so great one before it.
Aug 17th, 2013