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86
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
This fifty-fifty cabernet franc–cabernet sauvignon blend shows deep colour. Big, smoky, redcurrant-raspberry fruit nose (plus capers) with typical cab franc green tobacco. Medium bodied, fairly firm and quite smooth. Well-managed soft tannin; considerable heat on the finish. A bit green. Very good length. Now to 2009. LCBO 26757
- Price:
- $17.15
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Cabernet
- Vintage:
- 2005
- Region:
- Niagara Peninsula
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