Nichol Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2016

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16^¾/20

Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaJuicy, sapid and fresh, imbued with franc's intrinsic herbal duskiness, and teeming with dark plum, black raspberry, black cherry, and textured with broken stones. This has a fresh, slightly crunchy Loire-esque acidity that easily carries the fruit to a spiced finish. Tannins bone the sides with a light grip, but never overwhelm the fruit. This is classic Nichol: dusky, granitic, textural, understated. The thirteen rows of 1989 planted fruit was destemmed into open top fermenters, then basket pressed to neutral French barrique where it rested for the following year. Racked twice, this was bottled unfined and unfiltered.Tasted: 24 September 2018Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:

$27.00

750ml

winery direct

Producer: Nichol Vineyard Distributors: Storied Wines & Spirits
Grape: Cabernet FrancCSPC: 274159UPC: 00626990093350

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