Whidbey Island Winery
Yakima Valley Cabernet Franc
Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Hello dear friends! I apologize for the hiatus, but these things happen, anyways, this bottle purchased from a local QFC, is from Whidbey Island. Whidbey Island winery opened in 1992 and is now a producer of over 3500 cases a year, mainly distributed around Washington State. This 2014 offering won several Seattle specific wine awards. The Cab Franc grape is widely adaptable to many different planting environments, however, if over-cropped or harvested too early, the grape produces more of a green vegetal flavor. This bottle was a great cooking wine and paired well with fresh basil fettuccine with datterini tomatoes and goat cheese. ~$18 | #whidbeyisland #cabernetfranc #yakimavalley
On the eyes: Deep inky garnet, bright, med stain, med tears, no gas/floc.
On the nose: Jammy cherry-blackberry, vegetal notes with a nice gravelly bouquet.
On the tongue: med alcohol, med+ acid, med tannin, med body. Cola, slight sour cherry, black fruit jam, thins out and then the acid starts to rear up. There is some mineralty and green vegetal flavors on the way down. Not to fruity, not to assertive - went great with a tomato based pasta.
Hello dear friends! I apologize for the hiatus, but these things happen, anyways, this bottle purchased from a local QFC, is from Whidbey Island. Whidbey Island winery opened in 1992 and is now a producer of over 3500 cases a year, mainly distributed around Washington State. This 2014 offering won several Seattle specific wine awards. The Cab Franc grape is widely adaptable to many different planting environments, however, if over-cropped or harvested too early, the grape produces more of a green vegetal flavor. This bottle was a great cooking wine and paired well with fresh basil fettuccine with datterini tomatoes and goat cheese. ~$18 | #whidbeyisland #cabernetfranc #yakimavalley
On the eyes: Deep inky garnet, bright, med stain, med tears, no gas/floc.
On the nose: Jammy cherry-blackberry, vegetal notes with a nice gravelly bouquet.
On the tongue: med alcohol, med+ acid, med tannin, med body. Cola, slight sour cherry, black fruit jam, thins out and then the acid starts to rear up. There is some mineralty and green vegetal flavors on the way down. Not to fruity, not to assertive - went great with a tomato based pasta.