Happy Wine Wednesday! It's been a while since I've posted and it's because last weekend was just crazy busy for me, but I'm back not and able to open up a nice bottle of wine. Tonight's selection is a recent wine club shipment from Reininger, the 2018 Helix Cabernet Franc. This wine is a 100% Cabernet Franc from the Weinbau vineyard in the Wahluke Slope AVA of Washington. So, let's see how this underappreciated varietal is tasting!
The wine is a bright garnet color in the glass, with great clarity. A gentle swirl of the glass reveals aromas of pomegranate, violets and raspberry with subtle undertones of dusty limestone. Take a sip and you're treated to a rush of ripe red fruit, raspberry, mulberry and cherry, that transition easily to some earthy notes of tar and tobacco, before easing back into notes of pomegranate. The tannins are expertly structured providing for a wonderfully long, velvety dry finish that will have you reaching for another sip.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, as it's a perennial favorite for this varietal, and this vintage is a real treat to drink. This wine would pair well with a range of dishes, from grilled lamb chops, to venison, pork tenderloin to veal chops. Tonight however, I am going a different route and enjoying this wine with some Thai red curry chicken and vegetables atop a bed of jasmine rice an a sprig of fresh Thai basil. Cheers!
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