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Gilbert Cellars Cabernet Franc 07 - Deeply colored for a cabernet franc, this wine's intricate aromatics include notes of black plum, nutmeg, cigar box and eucalyptus. In the mouth it reveals layers of plush dark fruit backed by dusty, chewy tan...read more
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Andrew Will Champoux Vineyard Red 07 - A truly epic wine. While the blend changed in 07, the luscious nature of the wine did not. Heady aromas immediately ooze from the glass - crushed red and black fruits intertwine with baking...read more
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Sineann Cabernet Franc Champoux Vineyard 08 -Huge, burly, chocolate cherries and spice. Under the black, black fruit scents, hints of bacon fat, lilac, roasted meat, and graphite. Gushing black cherry, black plum, blackberry jam, and just a hint o...read more
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Buty Winery Merlot/Cabernet Franc 07
Price: $39.95
$35.96 - Any 12 or more bottles
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Wine Spectator 92 points: "Lithe, open-textured and distinctive for its complex, rose petal tinged blackberry, espresso and licorice flavors, mingling on the classy, expressive finish. Drink now through 2016. 225 cases made." - HS
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Fielding Hills Cabernet Franc 07 - a standout Washington Cabernet Franc. The Riverbend Vineyard is producing some of the richest Cab Franc in Washington. Lush chocolate cherry liquor wafts from the glass. Plenty of ripeness enhances the creamy cho...read more
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Isenhower Cellars "Road Less traveled" Cabernet Franc 06 received 90 points from Wine Advocate (Parker) who say: "The 2006 Cabernet Franc The Road Less Traveled also contains 17% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Perfumed, spicy, and expressive, o...read more
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The Chinook Cabernet Franc was featured in the Oregonian newspaper, May 18, 2008. Wine writer Matt Kramer (Wine Spectator) said:
"Nearly all good wineries everywhere have a signature wine, a bottling that, year in and year out, is a you-can-...read more
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Walla Walla Vintners Cabernet Franc 07 -
"..The nose reminds us of the perfume you smell while torching the sugar crust for a Creme Brulee. The midpalate oozes with the flavor of toffee in a Heath Bar and has a lingering finish of dark choco...read more
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Fielding Hills Cabernet Franc 06 received 92 points from Wine Spectator Insider (11/12/08) : "Lithe, supple and brimming with raspberry, mulberry and floral aromas and flavors, this glides over the tongue like silk and remains eff...read more
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Owen Roe Cabernet Franc Rosa Mystica 08 - new for March, 2010. Only 100 cases made.
Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
Owen Roe Rosa Mystica Cabernet Franc 07 - Wine S...read more
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Walla Walla Washington's hot climate ripens Cabernet Franc fruit perfectly. A big red with rough, hearty flavors suited to grilled meat.
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New vintage for 2005 that shows the lively natural acidity and refreshing flavors that cahracterize the year.
The wine opens with scents of citrus fruits, acacia and lime blossoms, lychee, minerals, honeysuckle, white peaches and nectarines. Conc...read more
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The Northwest Vine Project's Cabernet Franc 06 is made from fruit from Elerding's Six Prong Vineyard. In 2006, the small Cab Franc crop was harvested in late October, yielding wonderfully rich fruit flavors with nice acidity. New oak was limited...read more
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Consulted by Andrew Will's Chris Camarda, winemaker Mike Neuffer is inspired by Bordeaux....read more
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Five Star Cellars Petit Verdot/Cabernet Franc 06 - The floral bouquet fills your nose with the beautiful aroma of plum with hints of a cigar humidor. Nicely balanced with dried fruit flavors and dark berry acidity. Plum flavors continue in the smo...read more
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Isenhower Cellars Cabernet Franc 06 - the winery's value Cabernet Franc offering. Big fruit & body from the great 2007 Washington State vintage....read more
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The Dalla Vina Cabernet Franc is a deep ruby in color with a restrained nose of dried fruit leaves, herbs and baking spices. Prominent flavors of mint, root beer and oak followed by fine wood tannins and a medium finish. Tightly wound in its youth, t...read more
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDFrom the winery: "This wine is both intensely aromatic and varietally distinct, from an incredible Icewine vintage. Portraying aromas of herbs, eucalyptus, strawberry, baked rhubarb and spiced apple. Rich echoing flavors of c...read more
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Vin Du Lac Lehm Rose of Cabernet Franc & Sangiovese - dry pink wine, refreshing, slightly sweet and crisp finish....read more
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DiStefano Sogno Cabernet Franc 04
Price: $17.95
$16.16 - Any 12 or more bottles
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DiStefano Sogno Cabernet Franc 04 - Typically used as a Bordeaux varietal blending grape, Cabernet Franc can be just as expressive as its siblings while standing on its own. Sogno has been a hallmark of DiStefano Winery since 1997, and to this day...read more
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If you haven't discovered Northwest Cab Franc yet, this is the wine for you. It exemplifies the grape and the vineyard, with it's huge sweet cherry core and ancho chili spice in the nose and finish. Oh yeah, we could drink this wine every day.
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The 2006 Columbia Valley Cabernet Franc is an elegant, food-friendly
wine with great balance, mouthfeel and fl avors. This wine opens with
black cherry and plum aromas with hints of vanilla, leather and spice; then
bright cherry and raspberry flavors...read more
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Andrew Rich Cabernet Franc 06
Price: $26.75
$24.07 - Any 12 or more bottles
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The Andrew Rich 2006 Cabernet Franc is round and approachable, with lovely varietal flavors. Juicy blueberries and blackberries and black currant are joined by notes of licorice, graphite, and truffle. One of the best values in Northwest Caberne...read more
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Arbor Crest Cabernet Franc Conner Lee Vyd 06 - This wine integrates a spicy herbalness with bright red fruit and jammy characters that unfold and linger on the palate. The elegance of this full-bodied wine weaves layer after layer of spicy oak, re...read more
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Previous vintage tasting notes:
Cougar Crest Cabernet Franc received 93 points from Wine Spectator, Wine Spectator says: "Supple, plush and generous with its gorgeous blueberry and currant fruit, shaded with mocha and black pepper nu...read more
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Owen Roe Slide Mountain Cabernet Franc 08 - only 90 cases made. 100% Cabernet Franc.
The 2008 Slide Mountain Cabernet Franc 08's delicate aromatics enfuses the wine with a sweet perfume. It's very reminiscent of the aromas o...read more
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Fall Line Exhibition Red 07 - 90 points, Wine Advocate, November 2009: "It sports an enticing nose of spice box (cinnamon, clove, sage), incense, black currant, and blackberry. Layered and intense on the palate, it has excellent g...read more
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