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| RESERVE CABERNET FRANC 2018 VQA Niagara Peninsula |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
INNISKILLIN |
| A REPEAT of the 2018 (***) that was last released on September 18, 2021 at $25.95. Unfortunately it does not appear in the November Vintages Catalogue. Assessed from a bottle just purchased at the LCBO. Fairly deep intense purple colour. The nose has some savoury, crancherry fruit along with a touch of leather. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structure with slightly spicy, faintly leathery, firm, slightly grippy, plum-crancherry flavours with a somewhat herbaceous, lingering, gently cedary finish. It still seem that it could use another year or so of aging. It has 14% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with same lot number L2008187H-13 on the lower part of the glass bottle. |
CSPC |
17290 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Art Can |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
***(90 points)
Dry, Firm, Grippy |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
| TASTING NOTE: A cool climate cabernet franc with classic varietal character, gravelly, graphite, and tart black fruit driven. I love the succulent acids and the grainy tannins - this will be a bit astringent for some, but there's ample potential to soften in time. Length is also very good. Textbook stuff. Tasted October 2021. Score - 91 (John Szabo, MS, winealign.com) |
Price |
$ 25.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 5, 2022 |
| Cases bought |
30 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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