Hester Creek Block 3 Reserve Cabernet Franc 2015

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15^¾/20

Golden Mile Bench, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBlock 3, on the Golden Mile Bench, turns fifty years old in 2018. The current release of their well-known cabernet franc is 2016, but I was able to take a boo at the 2015, from the hottest year on record in the Okanagan. This feels every inch of the heat, plus 16 months in wood, 25 percent American and 75 percent French. Thick with sun-baked, ripe, black fruit (cherries, cassis, black plums), this is dragged across the full palate by tuggy tannins, and a fine line of acid, to a peppery, cedar spiced, very hot finish. Even now, this requires beef or beet stew to counter.Tasted: 13 October 2018Tasted by: Prices:

$28.95

750ml

winery direct, private wine shops

Producer: Hester Creek Estate WineryDistributors: Revelry Import Company
Grape: Cabernet FrancCSPC: 467332UPC: 626037001157

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