Delaplane Cellars – Cabernet Franc 2021 – Virginia

The nose is fruity, floral, frank, precise, clean and offers a certain small straightness, elegance as well as precision. It reveals notes of pulpy cassis, pulpy/quite ripe small blue fruits and small notes of roasted-elegant small fruits associated with touches of liquorice stick as well as fine hints of cornflower/star anise. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, elegant, well-structured and offers juiciness, an acidulous frame, tension, precision, suppleness as well as straightness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy/pulpy black berries, juicy/pulpy blue plum and small notes of star anise associated with touches of liquorice, tobacco as well as a subtle hint of nutmeg and blond tobacco. Beautifully delicate and gourmand. A nice hint of blond tobacco on the persistence.