LiQuery - Burrowing Owl Cabernet Franc 2018

BURROWING OWL CABERNET FRANC 2018

Item:	349019
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2018 VINTAGES VQA
Release Date:	2022-11-19
Producer:	Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
Location:	Canada - British Columbia
Price:	$47.95 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Full-bodied & Firm
Alcohol:	14.5%
Varietal:	Cabernet Franc
Sugar Code:	D (2.0 g/L)
Rating:	89
Total Inventory:	1705 vs. on
Glass Style:	Cabernet Sauvignon Purchase Glass

Description
Since its first vintage in 1997, Burrowing Owl has been regarded as one of the most trusted leading lights in BC winemaking. Their first Cabernet Franc was produced in 1998. The 2013 vintage saw the return to favourable warm and dry conditions across BC that produced a crop of considerable quantity and quality. Burrowing Owl's 2013 Cab Franc will be a complex, ripe and fruity wine with spicy and savoury notes. Enjoy this with a rabbit stew.

Description

Since its first vintage in 1997, Burrowing Owl has been regarded as one of the most trusted leading lights in BC winemaking. Their first Cabernet Franc was produced in 1998. The 2013 vintage saw the return to favourable warm and dry conditions across BC that produced a crop of considerable quantity and quality. Burrowing Owl's 2013 Cab Franc will be a complex, ripe and fruity wine with spicy and savoury notes. Enjoy this with a rabbit stew.

Tasting Notes
An early bud break set 2018 off in a good direction before the cooler summer months stretched out the growing season into a warm fall. The ripening continued without affecting the acidity. The fruit was handpicked in early November, fermented and age in a 60/25/15 mix of French, Hungarian and American oak (60 percent new) for 18.5 months. The BOV franc opens with a spicy, savoury dark plum fruit nose. The theme carries onto the palate among the youthful oak and vanilla framed with intense cassis and blueberries with a twist of balsamic and a sprinkle of espresso. It will need five years to settle in, but if you can't wait, think roasted pork or mushroom and veal osso buco. Score - 89. (Anthony Gismondi, gismondionwine.com, Oct. 17, 2020)

Tasting Notes