Winery Lucas & Lewellen - Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc

Winery Lucas & LewellenValley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc of Winery Lucas & Lewellen is a red wine from the region of Santa Barbara County 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 Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc from the Winery Lucas & Lewellen

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc of Winery Lucas & Lewellen 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 Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc of Winery Lucas & Lewellen in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lucas & Lewellen's Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc.

Winemaker
Megan McGrath
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

Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2017
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2012
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2011
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2009
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 2008
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc from Winery Lucas & Lewellen are 2017, 2012, 2011, 2016 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Lucas & Lewellen

The winery offers 88 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Barbara County in the region of California
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The Winery Lucas & Lewellen is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 82 wines for sale in the of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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The wine region of Santa Barbara County

The wine region of Santa Barbara County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. We currently count 443 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Barbara County, producing 1259 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Barbara County 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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The word of the wine: Attack

First impressions perceived after the wine is put in the mouth.

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