Chateau Buena Vista Cabernet Franc, St. Helena Reviews

The 2019 Chateau Buena Vista Cabernet Franc, with 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, is medium garnet-purple in color. It offers up notes of kirsch, fresh blackberries, and black cherries with hints of dried Provence herbs and pencil shavings. The full-bodied palate delivers a good intensity of red berry and earthy layers with a chewy texture and peppery finish.

A floral nose of ripe red cherry, suede and ripe strawberry. Medium-to full-bodied with fine, silky tannins. Very juicy, with a mineral and herbal backbone that adds pleasant complexity. Drink or hold.

The 2019 Cabernet Franc Chateau Buena Vista is also outstanding and has a pretty, floral, sappy herb, and red and blue-fruited style as well as medium-bodied richness. I love its balance as well as its sense of freshness and elegance.