Winery Kacaba - Cabernet Franc

Winery KacabaCabernet Franc

4.0
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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 Cabernet Franc of Winery Kacaba is a red wine from the region of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario of Ontario.
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 Cabernet Franc from the Winery Kacaba

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cabernet Franc of Winery Kacaba in the region of Ontario is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cabernet Franc of Winery Kacaba in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

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

Winemaker
John Tummon
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cabernet Franc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cabernet Franc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cabernet Franc - 2013
In the top 100 of of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cabernet Franc - 0
In the top 100 of of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Cabernet Franc from Winery Kacaba are 2015, 2013, 0, 2016 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Kacaba

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Niagara Escarpment - Ontario in the region of Ontario

The Winery Kacaba is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Ontario
In the top 1500 of of Canada wines
In the top 300 of of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario

VQA regional appellation of Ontario's bench lands (Short Hills, Twenty Mile and Beamsville Bench), north-facing slopes beneath the Escarpment, fossiliferous sedimentary dolomites, lake trapping warm air, ridge reflecting lake breezes. Riesling and Chardonnay reign as whites — tense, mineral-driven, citrus and saline notes. Cabernet Franc, Gamay Noir and Baco Noir in fine-berry reds, acclaimed icewine, temperate climate, late budbreak avoiding frost.


The wine region of Ontario

World reference for Canadian Icewine: exceptional sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruits, opulent sugar balanced by taut acidity (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral, lively Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. ~5,500 ha on the Niagara Peninsula between Lake Ontario and the escarpment, VQA.

The word of the wine: Grape variety

A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.

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