Winery Ballentine Vineyards - Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc

Winery Ballentine VineyardsPocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc of Winery Ballentine Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Calistoga of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Taste structure of the Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc from the Winery Ballentine Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc of Winery Ballentine Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc of Winery Ballentine Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ballentine Vineyards's Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.2°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2017
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2013
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2012
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2010
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc from Winery Ballentine Vineyards are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2010 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Ballentine Vineyards

The winery offers 24 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Calistoga in the region of California

The Winery Ballentine Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Calistoga to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 7500 of of United States wines
In the top 650 of of Calistoga wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

The wine region of Calistoga

The wine region of Calistoga is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Venge Vineyards or the Domaine Maybach Family Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calistoga are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calistoga often reveals types of flavors of earth, graphite or allspice and sometimes also flavors of star anise, black plum or orange peel.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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Altered wine characterized by a vinegar smell.

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