2020 Villa Vallecito Vineyards Cabernet Franc
Enjoyed this delicious wine during the College Football National Championship last evening. We typically follow several top teams like Ohio, Alabama, Oregon, Miami, USC, UCLA, etc. During the season we started following Indiana as a “dark horse” in the running for rankings. While all the bets were for Miami to trounce Indiana, we were rooting for them! Glad they won and we won with this exquisite wine!
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The Wine
The 2020 Villa Vallecito Cabernet Franc is an exquisite wine. Here a beautiful purplish hue surrounds the glass, with a medium-heavy viscosity. On the nose soft new leather, pepper and raspberry wafted into the senses. Secondary flavors of dried fruit and bramble, coupled with an “earthiness” (rich soil & gravel) highlighted the taste and the soft finish. The tannins were present, but round and velvety. Approximately 100 cases of this wine were produced. At $45/bottle this is a phenomenal “deal”.
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It was great with a simple hamburger with bacon and Blue cheese!
Sláinte,
Michael Kelly