Franciscan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

This lovely cabernet was on sale for 19.99 so we grabbed it up. Glad we did because it was a steal for this price. I visited Franciscan Estates tasting room way back in the 90’s. I always thought of them as a high quality winery. I was very saddened to find out that they had closed their doors. Their wine will only be available online. This cabernet pours a wonderful dark garnet color. The aromas bring back truly great memories of visiting wineries. If you have never been to a winery then you have never experienced the aromas that assault (in a wonderful way) your senses when you enter. There is this distinct smell of the wine in the barrels that you can immediately connect to wineries. Grapes, alcohol and oak coming together to create something amazing. This is the smell that greats you with this wine. The wine has a delicious juicy quality with flavors of dark berry, oak, vanilla and a hint of tobacco. This is a really great wine, especially for the price. Excellent value.

Rating 9.2