Van Westen Vineyards

Voluptuous Merlot Cabernet Franc

9.413 ratings

9.71 pro ratings

Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Blue Cheese

Top Notes For

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9.7

2007 Van Westen Vineyards Voluptuous - Big ripe dark berry fruit. Fun and crowd-friendly.

2007 Van Westen Vineyards Voluptuous - Big ripe dark berry fruit. Fun and crowd-friendly.

Dec 1st, 2013

9.0

2018 - Lovely wine. Melts in your mouth, lighter colour.

2018 - Lovely wine. Melts in your mouth, lighter colour.

Sep 9th, 2021

Steven Beishuizen

9.2

Black currant here with maybe a powderier and softer structure than I remember in other vintages. That said, this is such a great wine year after year. If you enjoy it, try getting your hands on their Vulture which is 100% Cab Franc for a similar expression without the merlot to mellow it.

Black currant here with maybe a powderier and softer structure than I remember in other vintages. That said, this is such a great wine year after year. If you enjoy it, try getting your hands on their Vulture which is 100% Cab Franc for a similar expression without the merlot to mellow it.

Aug 30th, 2020

Steven Beishuizen

9.3

This 2015 is bang on. This is a great wine to compare between vintages and 2015 is bloody gold. The graphite is sharp here. Sharp.

This 2015 is bang on. This is a great wine to compare between vintages and 2015 is bloody gold. The graphite is sharp here. Sharp.

Sep 17th, 2018

10

Truly outstanding. Big dark berry fruit and those legs tho. Luscious.

Truly outstanding. Big dark berry fruit and those legs tho. Luscious.

Aug 20th, 2017

9.7

Very petit verdot-like. Really love this wine.

Very petit verdot-like. Really love this wine.

Jun 24th, 2017

Steven Beishuizen

9.3

One my very favorite Okanagan wines. Outstanding.

One my very favorite Okanagan wines. Outstanding.

Feb 13th, 2017

10

White wine

White wine

Dec 24th, 2016

8.2

Big BC!

Big BC!

Mar 6th, 2013

9.5

Kelsy had this 6 years ago

Kelsy had this 6 years ago

Nov 30th, 2018