Hester Creek Estate Winery Block 3 Reserve Cabernet Franc 2014

Jon Steeves rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Tasty, tangy BC Cab Franc. Blueberry, strawberry baking spice, savoury herb. A Cab Franc for Merlot lovers. Well balanced, juicy, medium all around. Paired with red wine braised beef sirloin tip. Tasted 2014 vintage in Nov 2017. 91 points. BespokeTastings

Monique Sosa rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Aromatic stewed berries, red plum, dried sage, graphite, and black licorice notes. A superb juicy, fruity and spicy full-bodied Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan BC Cabernet Franc with satiny smooth tannins and a long spicy anise finish. Enjoy with braised sirloin tip. Tasted Nov 2017 by @sommsosa | bespoketastings.ca

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

The Cabernet Franc wine grapes for Hester Creek’s 2014 Block 3 Reserve Old Vines Cabernet Franc come from the oldest vines on the estate that were first planted in 1968. For the 2014 release, wine grapes macerated 15 days with malolactic conversion completed in tank prior to the wine being transferred to and maturing in a combination of 75% French, 25% American oak and up to 16 months in barrel. The final blend is unfined and with minimal filtration prior to bottling. From a single-varietal Cabernet Franc, this deep ruby and easy-drinking red wine shows what Cab Franc can bring from the Golden Mile Bench. On the nose, the wine is fragrant dried raspberries, cake spice and white pepper. This Cab Franc is smooth and although alcohol is 14% abv, it is hardly noticeable. On the palate, the wine is dried raspberries, baked plum cake, vanilla, finishing with a hint of mocha. Very smooth with soft, rounded tannins and balanced acidity, this wine is ready to drink now, on its own, or to fully enjoy with a juicy pork tenderloin.