Erie Shore Cabernet Franc 2007 Review
Mon 23, Mar. 09
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Winemaker’s notes:
Lovely, dry red wine, rich, with dark fruit, currant, berry and good tannic structure. Aged in French oak and Stainless Steel. Great match with roast or red meats, game birds, chicken, turkey, vegetables, pizza and tomato based pasta’s, cheeses, including blue and hard cheeses.
12.5% alc./vol.
Price: 750 mL $12.65
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If you have tried any of Erie Shore’s past Cab Francs you know just how good they have been. Their “2005 Reserve” is one of my favourite red wines. I still have a few bottles left for special occassions.
I picked up a bottle of the 2007 Cabernet Franc when it was released about 2 months ago and enjoyed it. My notes on the wine at that time suggested cherry flavours with aromatic sweet berry and oak characters. Enjoyable to drink alone or pair with a nice pasta dinner as we did that evening.
So here it is a couple months later and I am finally posting this review on Essex Wine Review. I decided to open another bottle of this wine to see if anything has changed in that time.
Indeed it has. This wine just gets better. It is actually amazing how much better a wine gets when allowed to sit for a little while after being bottled.
This cab franc has ripe, juicy cherrys with dark berry and plum flavours. The finish is dry, earthy, with some oak notes. There is a very nice balance of fruit and oak in this wine.
Erie Shore’s has once again set the bar high for local cabernet francs this year. This one may be the one to beat.
Buy this one.
When did they start putting the new labels on the bottles? I recently bought this wine and the label didn’t have the year on it like the one in the picture?
I like this cab franc too. Smell was black currants, oak, and sweet jam. Taste was blackberries, sweet oak, plum. Very nice wine and at a nice price too.
Hi Aaron,
You should start seeing the new labels on the 2007 Cab Franc soon.
Gary
This wine is hearty and elegant. Nice and fruity with just a little bit of acidity - but not in a bad way. I would say that it is perfect for beef.