More Cabs
On Saturday night, Tso and I had the pleasure to be invited to our friends’ home for dinner. They had recently returned from Niagara and wanted to share some wine. With the good friends, superb food and wine, life was very good and still is.
Of particular interest was the wine. He had quite a bit before the evening, but I fear we put a rather large dent into it. We started with a Cab Franc from one of my favourite vineyards, Ridgepointe. It was very good. Then off to Vineland Estates for another Cab Franc, again very good. Sprinkled with the remaining Vineland Cab Francs was a very nice Tuscan and an Australian. All were very good. Now when Tso and I came home I did a usual and stupid thing. I opened a bottle of wine, a Cab Franc from View Pointe. Now here is the rub. Compared to the Niagara’s it was rather spicy; peppery to be exact. I don’t think Mr. Fancsy ran around the barrels with a pepper mill. I really think that this is a note from the terroir. I have really seen this from the Erie Shores Cab and it is/was more pronounced than the View Pointe. As they are down the street, it must be something to do with the soil. It is not anything bad, it just is different and it shows the area. I will look for this in other Cabs from here.
Now after Saturday I really think that Cabernet Franc may be "Our Wine". It seems to gro very well in both Niagara and down here too. It also is a non known grape so it may the "right grape". Like how Washington has taken to Pinot, Cab Franc may become our thing. Not a bad choice, I may add
