The wine is like a star in a beautiful garnet gown strolling down the red carpet at a premier, perfumed with hints or rose petals, blackberry and cherry with but a whiff of pipe tobacco as she passes. At once, she tastes of earthy commonality and airy sophistication, a swift taste of ripe berry that evaporates only to be imbued with lofty floral notes of violets and star anise that bring you to a point of exhilaration. And once again, you are brought back to earth, with smooth and vibrantly structured tannins that support the long, smooth dry finish.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, as it's just a star for the varietal and the vineyard (the Reininger Cabernet Franc I fell in love with at last year's Reveal auction was also from the XL Vineyard). This wine would pair best with warm friends enjoying a relaxing evening, but if you'd like to know what I'm eating tonight, I'm enjoying this wine with an alder planked steelhead filet with some couscous tossed with some golden beets that I oven roasted with some fat from some Bill-E's small batch artisan bacon from Alabama and some steamed sugar snap peas. Cheers!
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