Pride Mountain Cabernet Franc - 2005 (750ml) Martinique Fruity bouquet with pleasant aromas

Fruity bouquet with pleasant aromas of peach blossom

Full-bodied but not weighed down

the 3rd bottle shifts focus to life outside the Distillery in the town square of Lynchburg

with ample floral

This appears to be a very good rather than great Napa vintage and many producers may have pulled the harvest trigger too soon

Pride Mountain Cabernet Franc - 2005 (750ml) Martinique Fruity bouquet with pleasant aromasI loved the penetrating aromatics and floral, blueberry, and menthol notes of the deep ruby purple colored 2002 Cabernet Franc. The blend is actually 75% Cabernet Franc and 25% Merlot. The flamboyant fragrance jumps from the glass of this sweetheart of a wine. There is tremendous concentration and intensity of flavor, yet the wine is light on its feet, with a surreal, ethereal flavor profile. Cabernet Franc can do some special things in California,