Carbernet Franc is my new favorite wine grape. And I’m not sure why. For some reason I really enjoy the taste. Usually used as a intermediate grape in bordeaux’s Cab Franc carries complexity better than any grape I know. Of course there are exceptions, such as Douro from Portugal. But Cab Franc really has a way of getting your pallet into the earth, smelling all the intricacies that go into wine making. My introduction, for which I am sorry that it wasn’t French, came from a really lovely Napa Valley wine. I have been knocking Napa of late, but god damn this wine is amazing. The nose has hints of cedar, tobacco, and rose petals, with a really nice caramel undertone. The taste is really hard to pin down, and I am still working on it. But I get plums, tobacco, hints of black pepper, and a little oak, which rounds out the wine really nice. My tasting notes are kind of vague, but I really enjoyed it. It definitely was not a cheap bottle of wine, but every once in a while you have to splurg. I think the next time I drink it I will serve it with Short Ribs that are cooked in a chile coffee red wine sauce. Balla Balla Balla. I know. But I just wanted to give you a little insight.
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