Upper Bench Estate Winery 2018 Merlot Cabernet Franc - 88pts

Upper Bench Estate Winery 2018 Merlot Cabernet Franc (Naramata Bench) Okanagan Valley - BC


Availability: Direct from the winery here
Cost: $18-20 + taxes
Alcohol: 14.1%
Date Tasted: August 24th, 2020

Tasting Notes: An impressively well-priced blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc offering a fruity, perfumed nose of ripe, blueberry and red currant fruit, pencil shavings and sweet incense. 
Medium-bodied palate is a tad 'hot' with 14.1% residual alcohol and a slightly, rustic feel, but absolutely packs a flavourful punch of spices, dark fruits and black licorice. Ready to go now, so enjoy this wine as you wait for your cellar stars to develop. Drink 2020-2022.
 - Liam Carrier ©copyright 2020 IconWines.ca

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