J. Bookwalter Cabernet Franc

J. Bookwalter

Other · Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon

Critics

91 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

2009 Other 91/100

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Reviews

Reviews

90.5

Avg Score

Highest

Still drinking in its prime!

2009 vintage

Dark and dense with cassis, black cherry, earth, mint, and some barrel influences of dark chocolate, vanilla, cedar. Needs about 3 hours of decanting to open up.

2009 vintage

Drinking incredibly well with a maturity, richness and complexity that was not apparent in prior years of tasting. Robust mouthfeel and earthy, dark fruit.

2009 vintage

Hour decant. No nose othwr than brambly alcohol. Insanely pleasant tannins cut through a rather sharp dark fruit jam. Still really nice and should be fine for another year or so.

2009 vintage

Amazingly fruit forward still. Quite bright and alive. 30 min decant with steak and potatoes. Quite complimentary. Limited tannins. Supple mouth feel. Very good.

2009 vintage

Last of three bottles. Tasting notes consistent with others. Fruit forward, tannins are smooth and well integrated. Nice acid. Drink them if you got them.

2009 vintage

Very good right from the PnP. Hints of smoke and tobacco on top of classic Cabernet flavors. Five years in my cellar really paid off with a delicious glass that carried over to Day 2.

2009 vintage

have to say not loving this right now. felt a bit bitter and out of balance. as the fruit starts to recede with age, the other notes are more jagged than satisfyingly complex.

2009 vintage

same as last time. 6/11/2014: integrated, smooth, complex; drinking really well right now.

2009 vintage

Enjoyed this today with friends. Dark purple-black in color. Dark fruit on nose and palate. Low acidity and tannins. Great drinking phase.

2009 vintage

On the downhill slide. Drink'em soon.

2009 vintage

Still a killer bottle of wine with lots of life left.

2009 vintage

In its window now.

2009 vintage

Much better after a one hour decant.

2009 vintage

Good body, strong tannins, and drinking well now

2009 vintage

Very fruit toward. Loads of black currants, sage, leather. Really nice oak and acid. Should last another 10 years.

2009 vintage

This was great. Shared with 5 friends and everyone loved it. I would buy again.

2009 vintage

Drinking really well these days. Wonderful fruit, soft tannins, well balanced. Long finish. Good tot the last drop.

2009 vintage

PnP. Still picking up a bretty nose on this bottle. Lots of fruit, resolved tannins. GOOD.

2009 vintage

Ripe cherry pie but with some structure.

2009 vintage

Decanted for an hour. Some brett on the nose which quickly blew off. This is a very fruit forward wine with not a lot of tannin on the backend. Smooth. This wine is drinkable now and should hold for another 3+ years or more. Doesn't appear to have the structure to be an ager. GOOD.

2009 vintage

Lost my tasting notes but finished 3rd in a 9 person 4 bottle blind tasting. I remember it was very enjoyable and a solid effort. 1st 2010 Paraduxx Napa C Blend, 2nd 2012 Betz Cuvee Frangin, 4th 2010 Anderson's Conn Valley Est Reserve Cab.

2009 vintage

Big fruit forward wine, a little over the top for me (wife liked it). High concentration of fruit indicates to me this will cellar for many more years. That all said, I've had better. GOOD.

2009 vintage

The nose shows plums, leather and tobacco. The palate shows dark berries and plums with a hint of dustiness, well balanced and not too tannic.

2009 vintage

Good cab for the price. Smooth with medium tannins. Could cellar for another 2-3 years, but overall was nice simple cab, nothing complex. GOOD.

2009 vintage