Winery Hourglass - Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc

Winery HourglassBlueline Estate Cabernet Franc

4.6
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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 world.
The Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc of Winery Hourglass is a red wine from the region of Calistoga of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
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 Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc of the Winery Hourglass is in the top 40 of wines of Calistoga.

Taste structure of the Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc from the Winery Hourglass

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc of Winery Hourglass 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 Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc of Winery Hourglass 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 Hourglass's Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc.

Winemaker
Bob Foley
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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

Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc - 2017
In the top 40 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 40 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5
Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc - 2015
In the top 40 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc - 2014
In the top 40 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5
Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc - 2013
In the top 40 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc - 2012
In the top 40 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc - 2011
In the top 40 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Blueline Estate Cabernet Franc from Winery Hourglass are 2016, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Hourglass

The winery offers 13 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Calistoga in the region of California
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The Winery Hourglass is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Calistoga to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 300 of of United States wines
In the top 50 of of Calistoga wines
In the top 450 of red wines
In the top 550 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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