Winery Firestone - Cabernet Franc

Winery FirestoneCabernet Franc

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cabernet Franc of Winery Firestone is a red wine from the region of Santa Ynez Valley 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.
The Cabernet Franc of the Winery Firestone is in the top 80 of wines of Santa Ynez Valley.

Taste structure of the Cabernet Franc from the Winery Firestone

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cabernet Franc of Winery Firestone 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 Cabernet Franc of Winery Firestone in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Firestone's Cabernet Franc.

Winemaker
Kevin Willenborg
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Cabernet Franc - 2018
In the top 80 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cabernet Franc - 2017
In the top 80 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 80 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cabernet Franc - 2015
In the top 80 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Cabernet Franc - 2013
In the top 80 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Cabernet Franc - 2012
In the top 80 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cabernet Franc - 2010
In the top 80 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Cabernet Franc from Winery Firestone are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Firestone

The winery offers 44 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Foley Family Wines.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Ynez Valley in the region of California
Find the Winery Firestone on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Firestone is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Santa Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 85 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley

The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 227 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Ynez Valley, producing 839 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Ynez Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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