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2018
95
Full, rich, round, supple, and loaded with black and blue fruits, chocolate, vanilla, licorice, and ripe black cherries. The finish is long, rich, and loaded with sweet dark fruits and soft tannins.

Full, rich, round, supple, and loaded with black and blue fruits, chocolate, vanilla, licorice, and ripe black cherries. The finish is long, rich, and loaded with sweet dark fruits and soft tannins.

1,478 Views   Tasted
2018
96
Deeply colored, with nuances of flowers, spice box, dark red fruits, cocoa, and vanilla, the wine is jam-packed with fruits along with earthy complexities, ripe dusty tannins, and the structure to age and evolve for at least 2 decades or more.

Deeply colored, with nuances of flowers, spice box, dark red fruits, cocoa, and vanilla, the wine is jam-packed with fruits along with earthy complexities, ripe dusty tannins, and the structure to age and evolve for at least 2 decades or more.

1,542 Views   Tasted
2018
95
Inky dark in color, with an array of black fruits and almost equally dark red fruits, licorice vanilla, coffee bean, smoke, licorice, and blueberries. Full, deep, lush, and rich, the wine is concentrated and intense.

Inky dark in color, with an array of black fruits and almost equally dark red fruits, licorice vanilla, coffee bean, smoke, licorice, and blueberries. Full, deep, lush, and rich, the wine is concentrated and intense.

1,469 Views   Tasted
2018
96
I am really digging this Cabernet Franc. The wine provides ample richness with complex nuances of flowers, forest leaf, tobacco, dark and red berries and a touch of blueberry. Lush, fresh, rich, and with good intensity, give it 4-5 years in the cellar.

I am really digging this Cabernet Franc. The wine provides ample richness with complex nuances of flowers, forest leaf, tobacco, dark and red berries and a touch of blueberry. Lush, fresh, rich, and with good intensity, give it 4-5 years in the cellar.

1,567 Views   Tasted
2018
97
This is all about the lusciously textured, rich, dense layers of chocolate-covered cherries, flowers, spice, and blue fruits. Packed with layers of ripe, sweet, opulent fruits, as rich as it is, it is also fresh, complex, long and nuanced.

This is all about the lusciously textured, rich, dense layers of chocolate-covered cherries, flowers, spice, and blue fruits. Packed with layers of ripe, sweet, opulent fruits, as rich as it is, it is also fresh, complex, long and nuanced.

1,663 Views   Tasted
2018
93
Not quite as intense as the other 2 Cabernet Francs in 2018, still, the wine has plenty to offer with its layers of black and blue fruits, licorice, vanilla and floral notes. Plush, forward, and fruity, this is going to be great on release and for 15 or more years.

Not quite as intense as the other 2 Cabernet Francs in 2018, still, the wine has plenty to offer with its layers of black and blue fruits, licorice, vanilla and floral notes. Plush, forward, and fruity, this is going to be great on release and for 15 or more years.

1,537 Views   Tasted
2014
95
Deep in color, the wine combines silk and velvet tannins with layers of polished, dark fruits to create an opulent, almost decadent wine, with substance.

Deep in color, the wine combines silk and velvet tannins with layers of polished, dark fruits to create an opulent, almost decadent wine, with substance.

3,282 Views   Tasted
2014
96
A blast of minerality adds to the ocean of deep, dark, black fruits, licorice, smoke, vanilla bean and chocolate. Round and polished, sweet and fresh, there is length, vibrancy and a wealth of fruit here. The finish is all about the lift and sweet, black fruits. At slightly more than 15% ABV, there is no sensation of heat.

A blast of minerality adds to the ocean of deep, dark, black fruits, licorice, smoke, vanilla bean and chocolate. Round and polished, sweet and fresh, there is length, vibrancy and a wealth of fruit here. The finish is all about the lift and sweet, black fruits. At slightly more than 15% ABV, there is no sensation of heat.

2,596 Views   Tasted
2014
94
Finesse and refined in style, the fruit has lift and vibrancy, coupled with depth of flavor. Seemingly holding back for the moment, it is hard to miss all the ripe, blackberries that blend perfectly with the cassis in the finish. With less intensity or depth than its brothers and sisters, it's still quite strong.

Finesse and refined in style, the fruit has lift and vibrancy, coupled with depth of flavor. Seemingly holding back for the moment, it is hard to miss all the ripe, blackberries that blend perfectly with the cassis in the finish. With less intensity or depth than its brothers and sisters, it's still quite strong.

4,258 Views   Tasted
2013
97
Sensuously textured, the wine offers tobacco, cigar wrapper, sweet, black cherries and hints of floral notes in the perfume. Opulent, refined and velvety, the fruit just feels like silk on your palate. With all the serious levels if intensity and concentration, everything runs smoothly as all is in perfect balance.

Sensuously textured, the wine offers tobacco, cigar wrapper, sweet, black cherries and hints of floral notes in the perfume. Opulent, refined and velvety, the fruit just feels like silk on your palate. With all the serious levels if intensity and concentration, everything runs smoothly as all is in perfect balance.

3,549 Views   Tasted
2013
96
Inky in color, with all the blackberry, black cherry and smoke you need. Full bodied, intense, deep and long, there is an elegance to the power and a freshness to keeps this right on going.

Inky in color, with all the blackberry, black cherry and smoke you need. Full bodied, intense, deep and long, there is an elegance to the power and a freshness to keeps this right on going.

3,342 Views   Tasted
2013
96
Opaque in color, this is packed and stacked with layer after layer of perfectly ripe fruits. The fruit is sweet, juicy and fresh, the texture is silk draped over rocks. There is intensity and depth that just keeps on going!

Opaque in color, this is packed and stacked with layer after layer of perfectly ripe fruits. The fruit is sweet, juicy and fresh, the texture is silk draped over rocks. There is intensity and depth that just keeps on going!

3,332 Views   Tasted
2012
98
Absolutely stunning in every sense. Powerful, concentrated, focused, energetic, rich, lively and tannic, the wine cots your mouth, teeth and gums with flavor. The fruit is perfectly ripe with more than ample freshness to keep it going. This is a wine that requires 6-8-10 years in the cellar.

Absolutely stunning in every sense. Powerful, concentrated, focused, energetic, rich, lively and tannic, the wine cots your mouth, teeth and gums with flavor. The fruit is perfectly ripe with more than ample freshness to keep it going. This is a wine that requires 6-8-10 years in the cellar.

4,694 Views   Tasted
2012
96
Lush, rich, fat and sweet, with loads of fresh, ripe , chocolate covered black and red fruits that go on and on.

Lush, rich, fat and sweet, with loads of fresh, ripe , chocolate covered black and red fruits that go on and on.

3,364 Views   Tasted
2012
96
Sexy, lush, ripe, black and blue fruits, opulent textures and a rich, juicy, sweet, ripe and very ripe finish that really carries through.

Sexy, lush, ripe, black and blue fruits, opulent textures and a rich, juicy, sweet, ripe and very ripe finish that really carries through.

2,981 Views   Tasted