Ruston Family Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Franc

9.016 ratings
-no 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
Jason Brater

Nose of toasted oak. Deep dark garnet color. Plums, cassis, blackberry jam, cherry cola. Cedar and some black pepper. Love this stuff. Only a few left. #sadness

Nose of toasted oak. Deep dark garnet color. Plums, cassis, blackberry jam, cherry cola. Cedar and some black pepper. Love this stuff. Only a few left. #sadness

Oct 12th, 2018
Jason Brater

Cherry jam, tobacco, a touch of anise. Layers of flavor and some tannins that come on strong then linger.

Cherry jam, tobacco, a touch of anise. Layers of flavor and some tannins that come on strong then linger.

Dec 17th, 2017
Jason Brater

Big, chewy cab franc with layers of flavor and some nice tannins. Cherries, cola, white pepper, anise, and cedar. Yum!

Big, chewy cab franc with layers of flavor and some nice tannins. Cherries, cola, white pepper, anise, and cedar. Yum!

Aug 3rd, 2017
Randall Brater

WOTN in blind cab franc tasting. Maple and boisenberry on the nose. Smoky, chocolate, mushroom with a slightly acidic finish.

WOTN in blind cab franc tasting. Maple and boisenberry on the nose. Smoky, chocolate, mushroom with a slightly acidic finish.

Oct 16th, 2016
Jenks

Big fruit. Boozy. Herbal. I prefer old world can franc, but this is enjoyable with BBQ.

Big fruit. Boozy. Herbal. I prefer old world can franc, but this is enjoyable with BBQ.

Dec 13th, 2015
Mark

Outstanding, finishes with caramel and nuts

Outstanding, finishes with caramel and nuts

Nov 13th, 2015
Bill

9.3 - #braterknowswine

Nov 24th, 2017
Jason Brater

Jason had this 7 years ago

Jason had this 7 years ago

Sep 13th, 2017
Trace Knoblauch

Trace had this 9 years ago

Trace had this 9 years ago

Jan 9th, 2016
Bev Perry

Bev had this 9 years ago

Bev had this 9 years ago

Jan 7th, 2016