Origin: Bordeaux, France
Grape: 60% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 2015
Alcohol: 13%
Price point: $12
Year Reviewed: 2019
What an extreme value from World Market of this well blended, easy drinking Bordeaux. Clear medium + ruby wine. Great nose of mushroom, vegetal and cherry and think I smell cab franc. (before I found out it was mainly cab franc)
On the palate, wow, get a dry medium acidity, medium tannins, and medium to full body wine. This wine needs to open up and I know it will even get better in 1 hour. The flavors are a sour cherry, earthy, leather and a bit of smoke. I also get a bit of wet leaves, oak, barnyard and earthiness. I paired this with a fettucine spicy shrimp dish, which held up fine, but this would work with any pastas or red meats. After 1 ½ hours, this wine opened up even more, to experience even more smoothness in your mouth. I will definitely be purchasing this one again for that price. The wine finishes long and gentle. Amazing value and amazing quality for this price.