ON-450916

Viewpointe Focal Pointe Cabernet Franc 2010, VQA Lake Erie North Shore

Cabernet Franc Cabernet Franc
Ontario, Canada

$19.75 (450916)

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90 pts
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May 14, 2016

Critic Reviews (3)

Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Wine Country Ontario's Lake Erie North Shore appellation flashes onto the radar here with Viewpointe’s very youthful...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

An all too rare example of Lake Erie North Shore's potential with Bordeaux variety reds. This is a quite substantial,...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Intriguingly mature, still smoky-charry wood inflected, but it seems to work well here. There's a distinct old world...

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Community Reviews (1)

David Brodati, DipWSET
David Brodati, DipWSET

Despite 6 years old, there remains a certain youthfulness in this LENS Cab Franc. Just a hint of garnet at the edge, there's still a nice relatively pale ruby colour. Aromas of cherry pie, red berry, black pepper, baking spice, licorice and petroleum jelly. The mouthfeel is pleasing with medium acidity, fine grained ripe tannin rounding out nicely, and excellent length. I would have liked a touch more acidity, but the wine certainly isn't flabby. Good effort from an excellent vintage. Drink now or in the next two years. Oct. 2016.

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