Peter Franus

Red Hills Lake County Red Blend

9.06 ratings
9.71 pro ratings
Red Hills Lake County, North Coast, California, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Stefan Dolhain

Single vineyard (Fore Family vineyard on Cobb Mountain at 3000 feet elevation).Rhone blend (60% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre).Brilliant dark ruby, medium depth. Very fresh nose with raspberry, flowers and Provencal herbs. Medium-bodied, the fruit is very pure, but not very dense (the difficult year is showing probably). The lively acidity makes this very easy to drink, even if the tannic structure tends to slightly overwhelm the fruit, especially in the finish, that is also a bit short. Would love to taste this in a better vintage. 2011 vintage, 14,6% abv., 25,60 euro.

Single vineyard (Fore Family vineyard on Cobb Mountain at 3000 feet elevation).Rhone blend (60% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre).Brilliant dark ruby, medium depth. Very fresh nose with raspberry, flowers and Provencal herbs. Medium-bodied, the fruit is very pure, but not very dense (the difficult year is showing probably). The lively acidity makes this very easy to drink, even if the tannic structure tends to slightly overwhelm the fruit, especially in the finish, that is also a bit short. Would love to taste this in a better vintage. 2011 vintage, 14,6% abv., 25,60 euro.

Oct 2nd, 2016
Kris Boatright

Great taste for a blend. Thought it was cab

Great taste for a blend. Thought it was cab

Dec 28th, 2016
Carl Panczak

Nice tannin, berries and complexity

Nice tannin, berries and complexity

Mar 26th, 2016
Peter Franus

Peter had this 11 years ago

Peter had this 11 years ago

Oct 25th, 2013
Edward Hiscocks

Edward had this 9 years ago

Edward had this 9 years ago

Nov 17th, 2015
Martin Mills

Martin had this 9 years ago

Martin had this 9 years ago

Sep 30th, 2015