Chesler Cabernet Franc Merlot

You can always count on Mia's mom.

50/50 Franc/Merlot. Coming into its own. Still big but not as big as the vintages before this one. Smooth and pleasing.

#LOVE this #2004 #Chesler #Selene #Meritage ($50) #LeDuWines #Nyc This wine is made my one of the trailblazer #FemaleWinemakers in #CA #MiaKlein who prices her wine as she feels she should, not as Napa prices command. Interestingly, this is a Brooding, Muscular, Strapping, #Masculine wine... #Ironic ? As it's made by a #Woman ? :) Intense Spice on the attack (when it first hits your tongue), then immediately #Savory ( #Herbal Sage, Roasted Green Bell Peppers, Tomato Leaf) #BlackFruit (Cassis, Blackberries, Black Cherries & Blueberries... Milk Chocolate, BIG #Spice #BigRedChewingGum (#Cinnamon ), Clove, Black Pepper, #Floral Violet SO much #Complexity So many Layers... I could go on & on. The finish is long... It's Savory, and the Spice sits on the top of the cheeks of your mouth & the top of your tongue (just like when u spit out your stick of Big Red Gum! ;) I can't say enough about this wine. For this price, this wine should have a Cult Following. I almost don't want to tell people about it, so I can buy the rest of the bottles for my self. 👏👏👏🍷👍 60% #CabernetFranc 22% #Merlot 18% #CabernetSauvignon 💃

This is pop and pour and watch it disappear good

Yup!

Last bottle. The 2016 was always my favorite and this bottle didn’t disappoint. Smooth and mouth coating blue and black fruits. I’ll miss this.

There was some missing from this bottle when I got home from NYC...hmmm

This is really beginning to shine. You can pop and pour now (was tight before this year). Blue fruits that aren’t too ripe or tart. Smooth, no elbows, and nice finish.

Dusty cocao, German chocolate cake and Black Forest cake, cherry pie and blueberries for aromatics. Dark chocolate, blue and red fruits, violets, and au jus with very smooth tannins front to mid palate.

This vintage is varietal! Yup Cab Franc on the label for this one.