2022 | Hourglass Cabernet Franc "Blueline" | Napa Valley | USA Manchego and Parmesan and steamed rice aromas

and steamed rice aromas

It's fresh and racy

and white-flower aromas lifted by herbal and coastal notes

shot through with points of mint

prunes and dried cranberries on the nose of this ripe red

2022 | Hourglass Cabernet Franc "Blueline" | Napa Valley | USA Manchego and Parmesan and steamed rice aromasA single vineyard Napa Cabernet Franc from a cult hillside producer Hourglass's "Blueline," rare and expressive. Hourglass is a respected Napa producer, and the "Blueline" series showcases its estate hillside vineyard. This Cabernet Franc is a rare varietal bottling: Napa's answer to a great Loire or right bank Franc, all dark berry fruit, violet and savory herb over polished, structured tannins a connoisseur's Napa red. A Blueline Cabernet Franc is a