Vineyard 29

The Essentials 29 Estate Cabernet Franc

9.311 ratings
9.21 pro ratings
St. Helena, Napa Valley, California, 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
Paul J
9.5

Double Blind Wine Tasting. #2 of the day. Reddish purple color. Excellent texture. Cedar, oak, vanilla, dark cherries. Nice combo of Napa and Bordeaux. Quite lovely.

Double Blind Wine Tasting. #2 of the day. Reddish purple color. Excellent texture. Cedar, oak, vanilla, dark cherries. Nice combo of Napa and Bordeaux. Quite lovely.

Oct 10th, 2022
Paul J
9.2

1hr+ decant. Dark purple color. Powerful nose and wine. Lots of baking spices and some green elements. Not as refined as the previous bottle I had. Lots of years left. Way overpriced.

1hr+ decant. Dark purple color. Powerful nose and wine. Lots of baking spices and some green elements. Not as refined as the previous bottle I had. Lots of years left. Way overpriced.

Apr 17th, 2021
Paul J
9.5

Celebrating our 7yr Anniversary!! Had to a have a wine from our Honeymoon! Four words describe this wine: High quality, unique, and great! 45+ minute decant. Very strong, unique nose of minerals, vegetables, and rhubarb. Wine is elegant and complex; with a subtle tartness and spice. Insanely long finish. It's really good and definitely worth 2011 prices, but not sure about today's levels.

Celebrating our 7yr Anniversary!! Had to a have a wine from our Honeymoon! Four words describe this wine: High quality, unique, and great! 45+ minute decant. Very strong, unique nose of minerals, vegetables, and rhubarb. Wine is elegant and complex; with a subtle tartness and spice. Insanely long finish. It's really good and definitely worth 2011 prices, but not sure about today's levels.

May 21st, 2018
Justin Brilman

Had this after a Larkmead LMV Salon and it lacked a little depth in the mid palate. Nice fruit and texture for a tough year.

Had this after a Larkmead LMV Salon and it lacked a little depth in the mid palate. Nice fruit and texture for a tough year.

Dec 27th, 2016
Stephen Jackshaw

A little flab hanging on not present in other vintages I've had. Still delicious but not on the level of the recent great vintages.

A little flab hanging on not present in other vintages I've had. Still delicious but not on the level of the recent great vintages.

Aug 29th, 2015
Dana Hunter

Dana had this 9 years ago

Dana had this 9 years ago

Aug 5th, 2015
Chris Wright

Chris had this 5 years ago

Chris had this 5 years ago

Dec 29th, 2019
Stephen Jackshaw

Stephen had this 8 years ago

Stephen had this 8 years ago

Dec 7th, 2016
JT & Brandy Egli

JT had this 8 years ago

JT had this 8 years ago

Jun 2nd, 2016
Chris Madrid

Chris had this 10 years ago

Chris had this 10 years ago

Apr 18th, 2015