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Oldenburg Vineyards Barrel Selection Cabernet Franc 2014 – A Gentle Warm-Weather Cab Franc with Some Cool-Climate Aromatics

Oldenburg Vineyards, Barrel Selection Cabernet Franc 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Wine Casual

Oldenburg Vineyards, Barrel Selection Cabernet Franc 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Tasting Note: A gentle, warm-weather cabernet franc with some cool-climate aromatics.

Deep-intensity purple in color, this wine has an aromatic nose of black plum, pencil shavings, lavender and violet.

On the palate the dry, medium-bodied, cabernet franc displays soft, medium tannin and midpalate complexity.

The wine presents soft, red fruit combined with some elegant, midpalate black fruit.

Rating: 91 points
Price: $23 US (February 2018 Currency conversion rate), 275 South African Rand (ZAR)
Alcohol: 13%
Tasted: Hotel Room, AM Lodge, Hoedspruit, South Africa
Tasting Date: January 25, 2018

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