Muscedere Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2007 Review
Sat 11, Jul. 09
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Winemaker’s Notes:
Our fourth Cabernet Franc release. This medium-bodied wine exhibits an aromatic nose of dark fruits. Twelve months of aging in French oak barrels has harmonized fruit, acidity, and tannins into a well-rounded taste with added depth and complexity.
Pairs well with pasta, veal and grilled vegetables.
Hand-harvested on October 6th, 2007
Total production: 110 cases.
VQA Lake Erie North Shore
unfiltered
12.6% alc./vol.
Price: 750 mL $16
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Another very good wine from the Muscedere’s.
For those who do not like those big red wines, this one is for you. Nice herbaceous quality to it.
The nose has hints of cherry however it is a bit milder than other local Cab Francs.
This is a medium bodied red, with nice fruit forward taste. Cherry, leather, and herbaceous spice. Tannins are mild and found near the end making for a nice balance here.
Aged 10 months in the barrel I thought this one could have been aged in oak just a little bit longer. I look forward to that oaky taste a Cab Franc and didn’t pick up a lot of it in this one.
Paired this wine with some BBQ’ed burgers which worked extremely well. This is an excellent BBQ wine.
Priced at $16, makes this one a good value and one you should put on your buy list when visiting the winery.
(tasted again on December 30th, 2011)
I still have quite a few bottles of Muscedere’s 2007 Cab Franc left in my cellar so time to open another bottle and see where this wine is at or heading.
Happy to report that it still has some years ahead in the cellar.
Lots of cherry on the nose, some bell pepper and herbaceous notes too. Very inviting
Spicy notes on the palate, along with red cherry fruits. Juicy acidity and well resolved tannins. Time to start opening a few more of these and start enjoying them, it’s not going to get any better with age, I am just thrilled that it is still very good.
Hopefully you did like I did and cellared yours starting up rather than sideways. Synthetic cork was used in the ’07s.