Happy Easter! I have gone back and forth on Easter dinner, between ham and lamb, and tonight I've settled on the latter, so what wine to pick? Thankfully, I've recently received a wine club shipment from Bledsoe Family Winery that I think might be perfect with lamb, the 2020 Bledsoe Family Winery Walla Walla Cabernet Franc. So, let's see how this wine is tasting!
The wine is a deep ruby in the glass, with hints of fuchsia along the edges. A gentle swirl of the glass reveals aromas of candied cherry amid hints of anise and smoke. Take a sip and you're greeted with a masculine rush of ripe black fruit, blackberry, cherry and currant that ease into some notes of mint and dried herbs midpalate. The tannins are expertly structured providing for velvety dry finish that seems to linger for a minute or more.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, as it's really a remarkable single Bordeaux varietal offering that strikes me as very food friendly. This wine would pair well with a variety of hearty dishes, from steaks and chops, to mushroom risotto, to Yankee pot roast. Tonight I am enjoying this wine with by new classic Easter dinner of herb crusted rack of lamb with herb mashed potatoes and red wine reduction, along with some oven roasted Brussels sprouts. Cheers!
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