Pretty, fresh, stylish.
Without doubt, Michael Bartier is one of British Columbia's most talented and humble winemakers. He makes honest wines and trusts the site and the fruit to dictate the wine. This Cab Franc (with 9.6% Merlot) comes from fruit grown on the Black Sage gravel bar in the estate Cerqueira Vineyard and it was aged 14 months in neutral French oak.
The nose is definitely pretty; silky chocolate, currents and vanilla, licorice root and violets. It's smooth and fresh and stylish. Red currents, cocoa, coffee and tobacco flavours are expressed on the palate along with fine spice. A lovely and stylish representation of the variety.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - September 15th, 2022