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| ESTATE GROWN CAVE SPRING VINEYARD CABERNET FRANC 2022 VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Unfiltered |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
CAVE SPRING |
| This excellent ripe 2022 has a bright fairly deep purple-red colour. The nose is slightly spicy and quite intense with bright, plummy fruit along with some gentle minerally, faintly cedary, raspberry notes. Dry, medium-plus bodied, bright, fresh, still youthful, ripe plum flavours with a lingering, crisp, faintly cedary finish. A very well-made, perfectly ripe Cab Franc (with no green tonality), it has a hefty 6.5 g/L total acidity and was aged for 14 months in 225L (80%) and 500L (20%) French oak barrels (95% neutral and only 5% new). Note that it is bottled unfiltered thereby greatly increasing mouthfeel and ageability. Showing very nicely now, it should still get better with 2-3 years of aging. This well structured 100% Cabernet Franc has 14% alcohol and under 2 g/L residual sugar. Winemaker Gabe Demarco has come up with a very tasty versatile crowd-pleaser that represents terrific Cab Franc value. Bottled last April, only 527 cases produced. Not to be missed. |
CSPC |
523001 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Cav Spr |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
***(91.5 points)
Bright, Ripe, Well Balanced |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: The limestone-clay soils and the moderating breezes that flow through the Cave Spring Vineyard combine to produce elevated, benchmark Cabernet Franc. This is a wine of impeccable character and provenance, with well-defined dark fruit, savoury herbs, spice and smoke. Try this versatile, approachable expression with butternutsquash soup or a turkey or ham dinner. The wine will evolve for another 5+ years. |
Price |
$ 20.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - September 7, 2024 |
| Cases bought |
288 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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