Shinn Estate Vineyards

Cabernet Franc

8.838 ratings
8.35 pro ratings
North Fork, Long Island, New York, 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
Peter Knox

Spicy!

Spicy!

1 person found it helpfulDec 4th, 2015
Lenn Thompson

Publisher NewYorkCorkReport

8.3

#liwine #tasteny

#liwine #tasteny

Sep 23rd, 2014
Lenn Thompson

Publisher NewYorkCorkReport

8.5

Tiny bit of VA but not over the top. Vein of bay/sage.

Tiny bit of VA but not over the top. Vein of bay/sage.

Sep 28th, 2013
Julien S.

Nutty. Stone fruits! Low tannin, high acid.

Nutty. Stone fruits! Low tannin, high acid.

Nov 26th, 2016
John Kroft

One of the best reds I've had. Low in tanins, fruity but not sweet, a little dry and very complex.

One of the best reds I've had. Low in tanins, fruity but not sweet, a little dry and very complex.

Sep 14th, 2016
William Lee

Very good LI cab franc. Does need to breathe a bit to get the best of it

Very good LI cab franc. Does need to breathe a bit to get the best of it

Dec 26th, 2015
Jeff Shapiro

It's Thanksgiving on Long Island so let's start the day with a local bottle - Sharp layers of Spiced orange with subtle hint of cherry and leather. Let it breathe!

It's Thanksgiving on Long Island so let's start the day with a local bottle - Sharp layers of Spiced orange with subtle hint of cherry and leather. Let it breathe!

Nov 26th, 2015
Austen Ito

red currant and cherries. Medium + acid medium body. Nice offering for NY state.

red currant and cherries. Medium + acid medium body. Nice offering for NY state.

Oct 22nd, 2015
Dart Parker

Let that bitch breathe, forever.

Let that bitch breathe, forever.

Oct 8th, 2015
Tom Dooley

Had two bottles of 2007. One was amazing. One had already turned...

Had two bottles of 2007. One was amazing. One had already turned...

Feb 2nd, 2015