Sometimes a wine surprises by delivering a totally different set of flavors than its aroma profile leads you to anticipate. This wine presents a veritable vegetable garden of scents, but brings bright red fruit on the palate, with complimentary bell pepper and dusty mineral notes. Everything is working here — tannins, acidity, weight, richness and finesse. This would be a fabulous accompaniment to herb encrusted pork tenderloin. A Platinum award winner at the 2014 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition.
Acorn Winery, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Franc 2010
By Rich Cook