Bloomer Creek Vineyard, Chardonnay 2012, Pétillant Naturel, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This petillant (slightly sparkling) golden chardonnay has a nose of green apple, pear and green melon.[Read more]
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Treleaven Meritage 2012 – The Rise of a New Finger Lakes Blend
Treleaven, Meritage 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Purple-colored with blackberry, cranberry, red plum and flakes of cinnamon baking spice, this meritage is aromatic and fragrant as though it were built on the back of cabernet franc as its main blending grape component.[Read more]
Damiani Wine Cellars Cabernet Franc 2012 – A Full-Bodied Cab Franc
Damiani Wine Cellars, Cabernet Franc 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This is a cabernet franc to taste if you want to know how an Italian wine brand does cab franc.[Read more]
Domaine Ferret Pouilly-Fuissé Tete de Cru Le Clos 2012 – Plays on the Back of Your Tongue
Domaine Ferret, Pouilly-Fuissé, Tete de Cru Le Clos 2012, F71960, France
Tasting Note: Elegant, well executed and well crafted, this golden-colored white burgundy has a nose of vanilla that is accompanied by the intense smokiness that often pairs with vanilla aromas in white wine.[Read more]
Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2012 – Citrus Intensity with a Touch of Green Melon
Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2012, Beaune, France
Tasting Note: This lemon-colored white burgundy has a nose of citrus, white smoke, chalky limestone along with a touch of green melon.[Read more]
Wagner Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2012 – Filled with Black Fruit
Wagner Vineyards, Cabernet Franc 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: The nose of this deep-ruby-bordering-on-purple colored cab franc is filled with black fruit including blackberry and black cherry and also aromas of freshly-tilled garden earth.[Read more]
Magnus Ridge Winery Cabernet Franc 2012 – An Intriguing Cab Franc with Peach Flavor
Magnus Ridge Winery, Cabernet Franc 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: The most intriguing cabernet franc you’ll try all year.[Read more]
Red Newt Cellars Cabernet Franc 2012 – A Fuller Bodied Cab Franc
Red Newt Cellars, Cabernet Franc 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This cabernet franc has a deep ruby color, one of the deepest in the Finger Lakes.[Read more]
Salton Intenso Marselan 2012 – A Failed French Grape Succeeds in Brazil
Salton, Intenso Marselan 2012, Serra Gaucha, Brazil
Tasting Note: This is likely to be your first red wine from Brazil; mine too.[Read more]
Fox Run Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Franc 2012 – A Substantial Expression of the Grape
Fox Run Vineyards, Reserve Cabernet Franc 2012, Seneca Lake, New York
Tasting Note: If you poured this wine in a glass and asked me to guess the varietal by site alone, I would not guess this is cab franc because it’s so deeply colored.[Read more]
