Paradigm, Cabernet Franc, Oakville
Paradigm · California › Oakville › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
92
/100
Reviews
7
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
77
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92.1
Avg Score
94
Highest
Taster #2915
· Dec 8, 2024
93/100
This is a powerful wine. dark macerated cherries, oak, herbs galore all blended seamlessly with fine-grained tannins. despite an hour of decant time, it continued to open up with more complex herbal notes. really quite excellent, the high price point notwithstanding!
2017 vintage
Taster #4402
· Feb 3, 2022
94/100
Wow, tons of black cherries and oak on the attack will certainly calm down with time, this is classic, rich textures kind Paradigm fruit I have become accustomed to , is all there. Like I said Dark cherries and quality sweet wood. Drying tannins. Really good, and no doubt my benchmark for a good new world Cab Franc.
2017 vintage
Taster #7958
· Dec 3, 2012
92/100
Solid Cab Franc. Paradigm consistently puts together a great cab franc. Good fruit with true cab franc taste and solid tannins. One of my favorite cab francs.
2003 vintage
Taster #7958
· Oct 22, 2012
93/100
A smooth fruit forward Cab Franc with good tannin balance. To me this is what a Cab Franc should taste like.
2003 vintage
Taster #7958
· Sep 27, 2011
92/100
I always enjoy the Paradigm Cab Franc. Big fruit and tannins, but well balanced.
2003 vintage
Taster #6949
· Oct 9, 2009
91/100
Red fruit, toasty oak, and vanilla. Not complex, but still delicious.
2003 vintage
Taster #6640
· Sep 27, 2008
90/100
Velvety smooth, vanilla, ripe fruit, a little too heavy on the oak, but a finish that rolls on in layers.
2003 vintage