Palazzo, Cabernet Franc Vintage:2013 with a generous core of

with a generous core of fruit that's girdled by racy acids and animated by a pillowy mousse

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

and 2020 remains quite reticent

medium bodied with a black cherry finish

Palazzo, Cabernet Franc Vintage:2013 with a generous core ofAnother 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