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Vanessa Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2016 Wine Review

Vanessa Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2016

Vanessa Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2016

Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, BC VQA, Canada

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $49.99

Drink: 2019-2027

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 15.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Vanessa Vineyard

Pricing & Stock Information

  • AGLC
  • 742929

Reviews and Ratings

Jennifer Havers - WSET Level 3 rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

Just a beautiful wine, and will be great for years to come. Aromas of black plum, raspberry, and blackberry, along with hints of graphite, floral perfume, wet stone, and a hint of a savoury note. Full bodied, ripe and smooth, with soft tannins and bright, balancing acidity. This wine was great in the glass but opened up beautifully on day 2. Fruit is deep, ripe, and rounded on the palate, balanced with some dried herb notes, and more hints of graphite with that mineral note on the backbone and finish. So lovely! Enjoy with a perfectly grilled steak and mushrooms.
This 100% estate grown Cabernet Franc captures the elegant essence of the Similkameen. The grapes were destemmed and underwent a gentle crush before small-batch fermentation and hand punch down to maximize flavour and extraction. This cuvée is almost entirely composed of free run juice with only a small quantity of pressed juice added to balance the tannins. Fermented in small batches and aged for 20 months in 7 barrels of French and America oak, this Cabernet Franc is a benchmark expression of the Similkameen terroir and destined to be a cult classic.

Intense aromas of black plum and raspberry meld with complex violet and potpourri floral notes along with some dried sage, black liquorice, charred meat, dark chocolate and a graphite minerality. The palate shows fine, dusty, integrated tannins and crisp acidity along with fresh sun-warmed berries, clove infused shortbread, some pepper and a long finish of salty minerality and dried herbs.

Source: Winery (Vanessa Vineyard)

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