Palazzo, Cabernet Franc Vintage:2013 medium bodied with a black

medium bodied with a black cherry finish

thanks to a graceful bouquet with redcurrant

A complex if not especially fresh nose speaks of red cherry

licorice and peat with a good layer of oak-related aromas on top of the ripe black fruit

the Prums were blessed this year with terrific quality but cursed with a dearth of material that could legitimately be bottled even as Spatlese let alone Kabinett

Palazzo, Cabernet Franc Vintage:2013 medium bodied with a blackAnother of the profound Cabernet Francs from Scott Palazzo, and to me, one of the two best he has made to date (the other being the 2007) is the 2013 Cabernet Franc. When I tasted it, it had only been in bottle about five weeks, but it was locked and loaded. Dense purple, with notes of forest floor, incense, violets, black cherries and black raspberries, some foresty notes are also present. The wine is full bodied, opulent, with great acidity, vigor