Barboursville Reserve Cabernet Franc 2015
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Pair with braised veal roast served with baby vegetables, tagliolini with breast of duck ragu and roasted lamb with rosemary and garlic over soft polenta.
Blend: 90% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot
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This Cabernet Franc starts off with dynamic aromas of red cherry, red plum, bramble, fig and incense. These scents translate to lovely flavors that are complex, yet elegant. In body and structure, this is an intense wine—ample crushed-velvet tannins harmoniously mesh with racy acidity and a full body. The finish is long and evolving.
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Cabernet Franc, a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, is the subtler and more delicate of the Cabernets. Today Cabernet Franc produces outstanding single varietal wines across the wine-producing world. Somm Secret—One of California's best-kept secrets is the Happy Canyon appellation of Santa Barbara. Here Cabernet Franc shines as a single varietal wine or in blends, expressing sumptuous fruit, savory aromas and polished tannins.
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