Fielding Hills Estate Riverbend Vineyard Cabernet Franc (Wahluke Slope)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Other

Uva

Cabernet Franc

País

United States

Região

Wahluke Slope · Columbia Valley

Denominação

Wahluke Slope, Columbia Valley, Washington

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201588 pts

  This pale peach, lightly bricked wine brings aromas of strawberry and melon rind. It drinks dry with a broad feel and fruit flavors that linger.

• 201491 pts

  This wine's coffee, bittersweet chocolate, vanilla, coconut, herb and cherry aromas are followed by a rich, full bodied palate loaded with black fruit flavors and generous barrel accents. Its oak influence seems prominent at times but doesn't stand in the way of its hedonistic a…

• 201391 pts

  Aromas of coffee, dried herbs, vanilla, flowers and cherry lead to ripe, full-bodied fruit flavors. The silky feel and lengthy finish only adds to the enjoyment.

• 201291 pts

  Appealing aromas of coffee, cherry, vanilla, woodspice, mesquite and herbs lead to concentrated, rich cherry and chocolate flavors that linger. It's drinking well now but also should have a long life ahead of it in the cellar.

• 201187 pts

  The notes of barnyard overwhelm the varietal's cherry, floral and herb tones, with the palate quite elegant in its styling. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

• 201091 pts

  A signature wine for this winery, it's elegant in style with notes of cocoa, cherry, herbs and nut oil. The palate is light, soft and silky in feel with tart acids bringing the fruit flavors into vivid focus.

• 200989 pts

  Surprisingly, this seems quite light at first, with strawberry and cranberry fruit flavors, and a fair amount of acidity. Give it a few hours of breathing time and it gains flesh. The wine spent 19 months in a combination of American and French oak (two-thirds new).

• 200692 pts

  This blend is 82% Cabernet Franc, 6% Syrah, 6% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. The emphasis on the Franc puts more herbal flavors in the center, with coffee grounds, black pepper and baking chocolate wrapped around the spicy and tart berry fruit. The match of acid and barrel f…