St. Francis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County

St. Francis · California › Sonoma County › United States of America

Red · Cabernet Sauvignon
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LWIN 1818325
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87 /100
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60
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90
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Taster #8521 · Aug 30, 2022
82/100
Good, but probably aged too long
2005 vintage
Taster #6988 · Dec 29, 2020
88/100
I kept this forever, but it remained true, good fruit and smooth finish
2005 vintage
Taster #0907 · Mar 24, 2018
87/100
Deep garnet. Black fruit on the nose and palette. Nice tannins with smooth finish.
2011 vintage
Taster #5543 · Mar 10, 2016
89/100
enjoyed this more than other St. Francis Cab I have had
2011 vintage
Taster #3274 · Feb 8, 2016
85/100
Plum, blueberry, dark fruits.
2011 vintage
Taster #4696 · Jan 8, 2016
89/100
Was Magnum actually. Aired for 2 hours prior. Smooth, silky tannins complemented by cassis, plum and blackberry preserves. Served at dinner for 10 with flank steak and French chicken.
2011 vintage
Taster #9733 · Jun 5, 2015
We liked this one with cheese.
2011 vintage
Taster #7479 · Feb 26, 2015
84/100
Clear, garnet with no rim browning. Cinnamon, chocolate, vanilla, black plum. No acids, low tannins. Leather. Short balanced finish.
2011 vintage
Taster #4886 · Jan 7, 2015
88/100
On first opening, had typical cab tones without being overly oaky. After a few days, was better. Excellent value. Seems ready to drink with decanting, or waiting a bit is fine.
2011 vintage
Taster #5424 · Dec 26, 2014
88/100
Nice berry nose, flavor shows black currants and cedar notes, good value in a readily available offering.
2011 vintage
Taster #8288 · Dec 19, 2014
87/100
A good mid-week wine. Somewhat feminine. Soft, floral aromatics lifted by red fruit, soft oak, and dusty earth. Dry, toasty palate is marked by fine-grained tannin and a savory element to the cherry and raspberry flavors. Moderate finish.
2011 vintage
Taster #1292 · Oct 27, 2014
89/100
Dark garnet; mint, black fruit, jam, cassis nose; round, soft; food wine; berry finish. w/beef
2011 vintage
Taster #8024 · Oct 11, 2014
88/100
Plummy. Needs aeration out of bottle
2011 vintage
Taster #4558 · Oct 1, 2013
84/100
A hair shy of very good. Start with a sweet kiss of cherry and quickly mellows. Medium body.
2005 vintage
Taster #1542 · Aug 7, 2012
87/100
Nice cab. Smooth, light cab flavour, short finish. Good steak wine
2005 vintage
Taster #8306 · Apr 8, 2012
88/100
great bottle
2005 vintage
Taster #6283 · Dec 3, 2011
87/100
Definitely let it breath before drinking as others have noted.
2005 vintage
Taster #0647 · Oct 30, 2011
88/100
Needs decanting for a couple of hours and then the berry flavors emerge and helps balance the alcohol.
2005 vintage
Taster #7493 · Oct 9, 2011
87/100
Second serve of our dinner at a friends house: Nose: Field berries jam, cassis and black pepper along with high alcohol aroma Palate: Cassis, Red cherry, black pepper. Very simple wine that has a tannic oaky finish. Not my favorite Sonoma Cab but satisfying with Filet Mignon 87 Voila !
2005 vintage
Taster #3217 · Sep 3, 2011
89/100
Had with Montreal seasoned sirloin steak....Nice nose...full bodied and just now coming into it's own....fruity and jammy flavor. Overall very good and reasonably priced.
2005 vintage
Taster #9641 · Jul 6, 2011
84/100
I felt this was a strong wine and within it's drinking window. My wife disagreed.
2005 vintage
Taster #3217 · Jun 10, 2011
89/100
Had with steak kabobs and the smoothness and roundness of this wine complimented the steak, peppers, and onion of the Montreal seasoned kabob. Very good QPR.
2005 vintage
Taster #9362 · Mar 12, 2011
89/100
Hints of berry flavors;full body wine; still seems young may need cellared for another year.
2005 vintage
Taster #7221 · Jan 7, 2011
89/100
Not much of a bouquet. Rich, fruit forward. Makes me feel like I need to brush my teeth...but hey, I like that. Super smooth, goes well with red meat. Drank with coffee & spice rubbed filet mignon (which was outstanding, by the way.) It held up to the spice.
2005 vintage
Taster #5473 · Dec 15, 2010
86/100
Somewhat light in the mid-palate and over oaked. Nice wine all in all.
2005 vintage
Taster #6022 · Nov 21, 2010
88/100
Opened on Friday night and had one glass with Kristy. Both of us felt that it was harsh and too hot with alcohol. Consumed the rest of the bottle on Sunday night. Two days rest really opened this wine up. Black cherry flavor. This is a good wine, just let it breath for a couple of hours.
2005 vintage
Taster #9338 · Oct 30, 2010
86/100
Servicable cab, but nothing to get excited about. The tannins are there, but I don't think there's enough fruit that age or decant will help.
2005 vintage
Taster #1769 · Jul 11, 2010
87/100
I found it a little harsh on the nose. Nicely rounded and dry. Next time I think I'll let it decant a few hours before drinking. It Went very well with steak it's dryness mixed well with the fattiness of the steak to make a really wonderful experience. Might become the go to red meat red wine for the price.
2005 vintage
Taster #9269 · Apr 11, 2010
89/100
Nice body that held it's own over three days. A surprisingly good value. Looking for reviews of newer vintages.
2005 vintage
Taster #7443 · Mar 21, 2010
85/100
Very bland for my learning taste buds. More on the dry side. Tannins were very harsh. Definitely needs a lot of air time. Several years in the cellar will do it some good.
2005 vintage
Taster #0409 · Mar 7, 2010
87/100
Had this over two nights and seemed like two totally differnt wines. Way too tight the first nnight too much tannin but really opened up the second night. this was surprising because I used our vinturi both nights!!! Good balance of fruit and oak. Not overly complex, but good value. Be sure to decant and be patient
2005 vintage
Taster #1282 · Feb 21, 2010
89/100
We loved it went out to buy more and could only find 2006, but got it on sale for $10 per bottle (got a case). Haven't tried the 06 yet.
2005 vintage
Taster #4821 · Feb 9, 2010
90/100
I really liked this wine. Had it with spaghetti during the Super Bowl. Nice flavor at the start with a dry, although short, finish.
2005 vintage
Taster #9477 · Jan 11, 2010
88/100
Not deep, but very well made. Balanced, smoother than expected for an '05. A great wine for the price.
2005 vintage
Taster #1197 · Dec 24, 2009
89/100
Had this wine at Tastebuds with Shrimp and Grits (a mismatch) but it was very easy to drink - smooth - dark - lovely sweet fruit flavors - not tannic - quite nice - round -
2005 vintage
Taster #6430 · Dec 12, 2009
87/100
Fine wine -- good for $15
2005 vintage