Napa Critic Prefers Cabernet Franc 2004 |
Ever since our 1997 Cabernet Franc won the Virginia Governor's Cup, appearing in selected leading restaurants across the country, recognition for Cabernet Franc with the Virginia appellation has been consistently enthusiastic, nationwide. Recently, winelovers and critics in Napa and Sonoma had an opportunity to taste a broad array of Virginia wines.
"The best for me was the 2004 Barboursville Cabernet Franc, with a deep earthy-cherry aroma and a faint black pepper note for complexity," wrote international wine competition judge and critic Dan Berger, in The Napa Valley Register on February 16th, reporting on a Virginia wine tasting he recently attended in Sonoma County. "There is nothing 'impressive' about Virginia's Cabernet Francs except the fact that they smell good, taste good, and go great with food," he went on to say, adding that they are refreshing, possess appropriate balance for pouring at dinner, and represent impressive value.
Cabernet Franc Reserve 2004 is an estate-grown blend of Loire Valley and Bordeaux clones of Cabernet Franc, blended with Merlot also grown for our Octagon VII meritage, aged in barriques of new French oak for 12 months. It is available directly from us and in leading wine shops throughout Virginia, Washington, Maryland, and elsewhere.
Formerly the wine critic for the Los Angeles Times, in addition to his column for The Napa Valley Register, Dan Berger also publishes his own periodical, "Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences," which has previously published a double-blind tasting naming our Pinot Grigio 2000 at the top, among several dozen tasted from around the world.
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