Frank Family Cabernet 2005
Frank Family Cabernet (2005)
- Winery:
- Frank Family Vineyards More from this winery Are we missing a vintage?
- Region:
- USA » California
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Type:
- Red Wine
Dietary Information: Organic
Winemakers Notes
Notes on the Frank Family Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 : WINEMAKER NOTES: The 2005 Frank Family Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a dense inky purple color. The aromas are abundant; expressing ripe briar-berries juicy black cherries and wild blueberries.FRANK FAMILY NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005
Editorial Reviews
The reticent nose starts off quite dusty and really tight though develops a jammy hard candy blackberry edge with nuanced ripe green pepper, smoldering herbs, cigar ash and moist dark earth notes rounding out the nose. The sweet attack is backed up by dense, rich fruit yet is not forced feeling. Across the mid-palate there is plenty of structure, and while the wine is fairly tight today there is a lot to like from the melange of fresh cassis fruit and dried wild blackberry tones to the wine’s spice, mint, vanilla and green herbal top notes. Lovely mouthfeel and finish with its cocoa dusted, meaty nuances. Needs 12-18months for the structural elements to fully harmonize. 2011-2020 92pts
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Reviews for 2005 Vintage
I thought I was getting out of the tasting room without buying a bottle. And then they served me this.
I am a french Canadian and I love good wine.
A friend from the state brought a botlle of Cabarnet Sauvignon 2005 as a gift.
I usually drink French Grand Cru wine.
I was very impress.
It has a the nice aroma and texture.
This is an excellent wine, to bad we don't have it here in Quebec.
Very smooth- I have found Frank Family wines to be universally good.
Tasted this wine at the Snooth Panel tasting:
First wine of the second flight. My favourite wine of this flight. Nice balanced wine with good tannin structure and some spice. Good fruit, mouth feel and consistency.
My pick of the blind tasting - a fantastic wine, very soft, supple, elegant and smooth. Clearly a blend (with some merlot?). Very very nice.
Sweet fruit, with some green bell pepper tones which balances it out. Overall I think this was the top, or 2nd to top wine between the 8 of us for the tasting
Tasted at the Snooth PTP California Cab blind tasting:
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91 pts from Wine Spectator! - Starts out ripe and supple, with pure, ripe cherry, plum and blackberry fruit, then firms up, revealing chewy tannins. Full-bodied and well-balanced, with a complex finish. Best from 2010 through 2017. 11,170 cases made. ûJL - Nick's Pick! - A Fresno Favorite and rightly so, Frank Family makes a consistently smooth and rich profile Napa Cabernet that has an excellent price and is perfect for an elegant meal! - Winery Notes - ...exposes its depth immediately with its dense dark purple color. The aromas are bountiful, brimming with juicy brambleberries and ripe black cherries that are laced with notes of smoke and roasted espresso and followed by hints of tobacco, earth and cedar. The palate is opulent and intense, bursting with ripe blackberries and currants, with just a touch of sage. The rich fruit is balanced with complex tannins providing a plush, yet firm mouthfeel that is round and supple with lasting depth.
The 2005 Frank Family Vineyard�s Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon exposes its depth immediately with its dense dark purple color. The aromas are bountiful, brimming with juicy brambleberries and ripe black cherries that are laced with notes of smoke and roasted espresso and followed by hints of tobacco, earth and cedar. The palate is opulent and intense, bursting with ripe blackberries and currants, with just a touch of sage. The rich fruit is balanced with complex tannins providing a plush, yet firm mouthfeel that is round and supple with lasting depth.
A Fresno Favorite! Staff Selection for its consistently smooth and rich profile at an excellent price for elegant Napa Cabernet! - ""...exposes its depth immediately with its dense dark purple color. The aromas are bountiful, brimming with juicy brambleberries and ripe black cherries that are laced with notes of smoke and roasted espresso and followed by hints of tobacco, earth and cedar. The palate is opulent and intense, bursting with ripe blackberries and currants, with just a touch of sage. The rich fruit is balanced with complex tannins providing a plush, yet firm mouthfeel that is round and supple with lasting depth."" - Winery Notes
Wine Tasting NotesThe Frank Family Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon exposes its depth immediately with its dense dark purple color. The aromas are bountiful, brimming with juicy brambleberries and ripe black cherries that are laced with notes of smoke and roasted espresso and followed by hints of tobacco, earth and cedar. The palate is opulent and intense, bursting with ripe blackberries and currants, with just a touch of sage. The rich fruit is balanced with complex tannins providing a plush, yet firm mouthfeel that is round and supple with lasting depth.
· Entertainment magnate, Rich Frank, held president and chairman positions as Disney, Comcast, and food.com · He partnered with Koerner Rombauer in 1993 to purchase Kornell Champagne Cellars at Larkmead Winery · Winemaker, Todd Graff, has traveled extensively to work in wineries in Europe, Australia and California
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