Columbia WineryCabernet Franc Red Willow Vineyard
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc Red Willow Vineyard
Pairings that work perfectly with Cabernet Franc Red Willow Vineyard
Original food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc Red Willow Vineyard
The Cabernet Franc Red Willow Vineyard of Columbia Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, creole chipolatas or vermicelli sautéed with peking duck.
Details and technical informations about Columbia Winery's Cabernet Franc Red Willow Vineyard.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Columbia Winery
The Columbia Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in the of Yakima Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yakima Valley
Washington's oldest AVA (1983): signature Chardonnay and Riesling as white kings (lively and taut, citrus, apple, white peach and a mineral touch, acidity preserved by cold nights). Supple Merlot (plum, blackberry), structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar) and fleshy Syrah (blackberry, pepper, smoked meat) in concentrated reds. Southern Columbia Valley, basalt under loess, day-night contrast (80/50°F) — about 1/3 of the state's plantings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Skinny
Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.
