Eaton Hill Winery Cabernet Franc Vintage: 2003 Purchased: Jun 10th 2007 Price: $12.60 Purchase Location: Eaton Hill Winery Categories: Cabernet Franc - Red - Washington

Tasting Notes:

I opened this up to go with some salmon and rice that Kathrine cooked. Then I slowly drank it over a few days. I remember really liking this when I tried it at the winery, but this time it didn't seem as good.

In the glass it was a nice purple color and seemed thicker than I remembered. The fruit was muted. What fruit I could detect was cherry and blackberry. There was also a dill and menthol smell that was not unpleasant. I could also sense a whiff of tobacco. The nose wasn't the problem. In the mouth it was more robust than I had thought and seemed a little tight. The fruit was very far in the background mingling slightly with the herbal tastes. I almost got a stewed tomato flavor that was not very pleasant. The finish was long with roasted flavors of chocolate and coffee and a nice tannic structure. It didn't have quite enough acid to be balanced though.

As the wine developed over the next few days, it did get better. The fruit came out a little more, the stewed tomato flavors blew off, and the finish became longer and more complex. Unfortunately, there still was not enough acid for it to be balanced. In the end, it came off as being slightly flabby.

I'm not sure what I was thinking when I tasted this at the winery. Maybe I shouldn't taste wine at 10:30 in the morning!


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