Blend of 95% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, and 2% Carménère. It has a lovely, lifted, medium-high intensity nose of wet earth, mineral, dark fruited (blackberry, black cherry), minty herb & sweet tobacco aromas. On the dry, ripe, medium+ bodied palate it has lovely, elegant & balanced aroma replays of dark fruit, mineral, savoury wet earth, blackberry, black cherry & tobacco flavours w/ some spicy & herbal notes. Well-structured w/ very good acidity & grippy, structured & mouth puckering tannins. Minerally w/ dark fruit & tobacco notes linger on long, crisp, juicy finish. Tasted Feb. 2024.

Certainly does not taste like Cab Franc to me, though most of those are cooler climate (Loire, Niagara). But this is a seriously good red wine, medium-full bodied, with complex red and black fruits, herbs and just a hint of wood. $15? What a steal! I think that this is the best value to come through Vintages in the last year. Drinking well now, but no rush. Tasted Mar 2024