Barboursville Vineyards

Reserve Virginia Cabernet Franc

8.929 ratings
8.813 pro ratings
Virginia, USA
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.0

Quite fragrant with earth, mineral, cedar, tobacco and a red plum/cherry note. Good old world feel to it. Good acidity, light tannic structure, red fruited and lightly oaked. Good typicity.

Quite fragrant with earth, mineral, cedar, tobacco and a red plum/cherry note. Good old world feel to it. Good acidity, light tannic structure, red fruited and lightly oaked. Good typicity.

Jul 30th, 2015
Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

8.6

Fragrant and smoky nose with a touch of sweet tar and treacle, full on. Palate is a bit more taught with tighter tannins and a fair bit of grip, tightly knit black fruit decent concentration

Fragrant and smoky nose with a touch of sweet tar and treacle, full on. Palate is a bit more taught with tighter tannins and a fair bit of grip, tightly knit black fruit decent concentration

Jul 29th, 2014
Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

8.7

Polished but not over the top purple fruited nose, classy oak. Palate has more texture with dry tannin and tight black fruits.88pts

Polished but not over the top purple fruited nose, classy oak. Palate has more texture with dry tannin and tight black fruits.88pts

Mar 26th, 2014
Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

7.8

Layers of ripe berries, plum, currant, cherry and cedar. Super soft, maybe too soft. $25 / 86pts

Layers of ripe berries, plum, currant, cherry and cedar. Super soft, maybe too soft. $25 / 86pts

Oct 6th, 2013
Brendan Clark

A great Virginia wine with long finish, balanced tannin, and dark fruits.

A great Virginia wine with long finish, balanced tannin, and dark fruits.

Feb 25th, 2013
Anne Carman

The 2010 right now is rich, full, elegant. Notes of cherry and cranberry, pepper and spice on the nose. Silky velvety texture. Cognac and anise finish atop the berries and spice. Lush. Elegant.

The 2010 right now is rich, full, elegant. Notes of cherry and cranberry, pepper and spice on the nose. Silky velvety texture. Cognac and anise finish atop the berries and spice. Lush. Elegant.

Apr 18th, 2020
Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

8.8

A mixture of ripe sweet red fruit and a rustic dustiness. Slightly leathery, charred, and toasty. Liquorice. Balanced acid with dusty fine tannin, sweet red berries, with a tobacco, cedary finish. Decent wine.

A mixture of ripe sweet red fruit and a rustic dustiness. Slightly leathery, charred, and toasty. Liquorice. Balanced acid with dusty fine tannin, sweet red berries, with a tobacco, cedary finish. Decent wine.

Apr 24th, 2015
Alan Johnston

3.4 lovely nose, lovely taste. Definitely try again. This was a gift.

3.4 lovely nose, lovely taste. Definitely try again. This was a gift.

Jan 18th, 2014
M
8.6

Currant, pepper and mushroom. Purchased at the vineyard ($19.99?)

Currant, pepper and mushroom. Purchased at the vineyard ($19.99?)

Oct 12th, 2013
Pamela Baker

Nice. Not dry or bitter.

Nice. Not dry or bitter.

Sep 10th, 2013