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| Growers Blend Cabernet Franc 2019 VQA Niagara Peninsula |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
Tawse |
| A REPEAT of the 2019 (**+) was released on October 30, 2021 at $28.95. Aged for 16 months in French oak barrels, this 2019 Cabernet Franc is quite savoury and still a tad tight with a somewhat modest 12.5% alcohol. Perhaps not as ripe as I would like (you can only do what the weather permits). Medium-deep purple-red in colour, the nose shows lots of fairly ripe crancherry fruit with some spicy, mineral-tinged, sandalwood notes. Extremely dry, medium bodied, firm, somewhat cedary, intense, dried plum and crancherry-raspberry flavours with a lingering, high acid, somewhat savoury, lingering, slightly tannin-tinged finish. Still a tad on the lean side of the equation, it has 12.5% alcohol, no residual sugar and a hefty 6.15 g/L total acidity with lot number 20/04/21 on the lower part of the glass bottle. |
CSPC |
284570 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Taw Win |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
**+(89 points)
Spicy, Cedary, Savoury, Crancherry |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection!
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| TASTING NOTE: Each Niagara vintage lends predication and predisposed possibility to any number of grape varieties and for Tawse it is 2019 that really speaks to cabernet franc. Not exactly in a top, top fruit quality, get ambitious and be generous with wood kind of year. More like a transparent, solid fruit substance and let the varietal ability speak in clear vernacular, is what it is, honest and pure. That's the case with Grower's Blend 2019, a franc of great clarity and modesty. From growth through upbringing and towards a long, transparent and highly cognizant life. Those who know will appreciate the herbaceous, crisp and crunchy flavours of this handsome wine. Drink date: 2021-2025. Tasted November 2021. Score - 92 (Michael Godel, winealign.com) |
Price |
$ 29.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - September 10, 2022 |
| Cases bought |
68 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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