Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaAnother look at this wine seven months down the road reveals little change. The attack is spicy with a savoury, lightly smoky underside. It comes with mid-weight ripe black cherries wrapped in a blanket of toasted oak and dark chocolate. The tannins are sticky at this point but nothing a piece of grilled protein can’t tame. Lamb chops or a meaty pizza are still the match. The final blend spent one year in 25% new French oak. The fruit comes off three South Okanagan vineyards: Foundation, Coyote Bowl, and Bella, over a mix of sandy gravel soils.Tasted: 21 November 2023Tasted by: Prices:
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$32.50
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Producer: Church & State WineryDistributors: BCWineshop Grape: Cabernet FrancCSPC: 282020UPC: 840098125468
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe nose is a savoury, lightly smoky affair that previews a mid-weight red fruited wine with ripe black cherries and blackberry compote wrapped in a blanket of toasted oak and dark chocolate. There's not a lot of finesse here, but nothing a piece of grilled protein can't tame. Lamb chops or a meaty pizza would be the match—the final blend spent one year in 25% new French oak. The fruit comes from three South Okanagan vineyards, Foundation, Coyote Bowl, and Bella, over a mix of sandy gravel soils.Tasted: 17 April 2023Tasted by: Prices:
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$32.50
750ml
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Producer: Church & State WineryDistributors: BCWineshop Grape: Cabernet FrancCSPC: 282020UPC: 840098125468
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis year's C&S Cab Franc comes off their Foundation, Coyote Bowl, and Bella vineyards, and a cross section of sand and gravel soils. This was aged 1 year in French oak (25% new). Dark and smokey, with dense cassis, blackberry compote, sweet black cherry, raisins, and black pepper, this is shellacked with a heady dose of toasted oak tannins, finishing with a powdery chocolate bitterness. Quite a lot of a lot at 14.5%, and requiring a hearty braised meat / root veg dish to match.Tasted: 29 August 2023Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$32.50
750ml
winery online/direct
Producer: Church & State WineryDistributors: BCWineshop Grape: Cabernet FrancCSPC: 282020UPC: 840098125468
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