Fantastic — 4 years ago
Smooth and drinking nicely, but don’t think it has much time left drink now — 6 years ago
Excellent to drink now — 7 years ago
Clean neat and flavorful. Ever so slight end that’s off a bit. Enjoy a refreshing drink. — 7 years ago
Good fruit but not too forward. Subtle leather and modest alcohol round it out. Enjoyable. — 7 years ago
This could be the Best Chardonnay under $50. Its amazing!! It’s full, refreshing, and no oak!! Perfection!!! — 8 years ago
At Mark Paul NYD Party old Cab series. This one is just mature right? Good example of modern style with age. Nice ripened fruit and resolved tannin and rounded texture. Good wine except overshadowed by the aliveness of the oldies — 6 months ago
With wild yeast fermentation (hence the name cuvée sauvage) and 16 months in French barrel, a rich and plush chard was to be expected. Ripe pear, lime, apple pie, chrysanthemum tea, and touch of roasted almond. Soft creamy palate with vivid acidity. Oak is very well integrated, and by no means it’s oaky. A bit heat at the end, but overall complex and well balanced.
As with the winery’s Napa cab, they don’t make this bottling anymore. A pity. — 6 years ago
2/2020. Very nice Cab from Napa Valley. Bold and full of flavor. Paired well with the the lamb chops. — 6 years ago
Let it breathe. At least an hour. Love the color and texture. — 7 years ago
Great cab. Katie’s 2019 — 7 years ago
dried flowers cassis leather cigar earth wet stone. supple tannins with great acid! nothing better than old school Napa cab!!!!!! — 8 years ago
Really like this one. Citrus and pinapple notes — 2 years ago
Very flavorful — 4 years ago
From Costco — 6 years ago
Lovely, refined, well-blended flavors — 7 years ago
So drinkable!! — 7 years ago
The Franciscan Napa cab is always solid at $20, but with an outstanding vintage like 2015, it really over delivers. Fruit forward but also shows some depths and complexity. Oak use is quite lavish for a wine in this price range as it spent 20 months in small French barrels with 20% new, and it shows with supple mouth feel with toffee and wood spice. But it’s not overkilled. Chewy and a bit dusty tannins. 81% Cab, 10% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 3% Malbec. — 8 years ago
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My wife's fav currently. — 3 months ago