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Marcellini Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Diamond Mountain District · Napa · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Cabernet Franc · Merlot · Zinfandel
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Diamond Mountain District · Napa
- Appellation
- Diamond Mountain District
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled meats · lamb · aged cheeses
Rated vintages
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200690 pts
This lovely Cab Franc offers a softer, gentler version of Von Strasser's Cabernet Sauvignons. It shows the same dense mountain tannins and dryness, but is comprised of red cherry, red currant and violet flavors, in addition to the sweet smoky oak. Best now, with decanting, and t…
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200587 pts
It's terribly hard to make an expensive, upscale Cab Franc that succeeds. The variety on its own tends toward cherry fruit simplicity. In this bottling, von Strasser has added Merlot and even Zinfandel to perk things up with dark stone fruit and tannic depth. It's an elegant, dr…