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Griffin Creek Cabernet Franc (Rogue Valley)

Griffin Creek

Rogue Valley · Southern Oregon · United States

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Other
Uva
Cabernet Franc
País
United States
Região
Rogue Valley · Southern Oregon
Denominação
Rogue Valley
Corpo
full
Acidez
high
Tanino
high
Doçura
dry

Harmonização

cordeiro assado · carne de caça · queijos curados · grelhados · risoto de cogumelos

Safras avaliadas

  • 201287 pts

    Thick and tannic, this wine, among all the single-varietal offerings from Griffin Creek, shows a bit more ripeness to the black, muscular fruits. It's dense in the mouth, with cassis, cocoa and coffee, bolstered with sharp, piercing acidity.

  • 201184 pts

    Tasted multiple times over a 24 hour period, this remained tart and thin. The strawberry fruit had a powdery quality, and the accents of pepper and dried herb dominated. The wine seems to be quickly drying out.

  • 200088 pts

    The clear scent of root beet along with barrel char works, and so does the ripe palate that's full of red raspberry and chocolate. If none of that sounds like Cab Franc from the Loire Valley or elsewhere, it's not. In it's own right, this is a ripe, full-bodied wine that's oaky,…