Vinoce Cabernet Franc Mt. Veeder

Decanted less than hour. Lovely cab franc. Well integrated. Initial taste with bursts of green pepper but then moves into bramble fruits, currant.

Still very young with high acid. Needs a few more years alot a long decant. Chocolate and red fruits came out after about an hour.

Decanted for an hour. Very dry dusty nose. Palette is plus acid, fine yet still gripply tannins, dark cherry, young blackberry. Starting to get some autumnal notes, but minor at this point.

2 hour decant. Starting to come into its drinking window. Still tightly wound with high acidity but the black fruits and cigar box and mocha flavors are starting to show up. Definitely needs air. Plenty of life left but hard not to drink now.

Great right bank sort of blend. Smooth and layered flavor. Distinctive Napa bouquet. Long finish.

Shared with Jose’ and Su Chen in FR

Dark garnet in color. Aromas of cherry, pencil shavings, chocolate, sage, and pepper on the nose. Tastes of cherry and pepper on the palate. Medium(+) body, medium alcohol, medium(+) acidity, medium(+) tannins. Long and peppery finish. Great nose that evolves in the glass; acidity adds energy and weight through the mid-palate and into the finish; polished tannins give it a smooth finish. This is a great New World Cab Franc that tastes like its Old World (more herbal notes) due …

Dark garnet in color, clear, dull; cherry, chocolate, vanilla(oak), and herbs (sage, marjoram?) on the nose; a palate of cherry, oak, and herbs; medium alcohol, medium body, medium tannins; long finish. Big, bold, lush, and sexy!!