2019 Corison Cabernet Franc Helios Sunbasket Vineyard - USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena (12/18/2022)
Incredibly young, so much too early to do this, but I wanted to try it. It took 48 hours to fully unwind, and then it was deep red fruit, subtle tobacco and a finishing note of balsam for as clear as Christmas morning. Fabulous structural balance, and a long, long future ahead for this wine.
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How long as she been making a CF?
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We tasted there recently, and other than the '99 Kronos, this wine impressed me the most. I agree with your notes. Picked up a couple to open down the road.
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For a while. I have the 2015, and had a bottle of I think the 2013, but it disappeared.
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I also really enjoyed this on a summer trip to Corison. I actually prefer it over the Sunbasket SVD Cabernet Sauvignon, but then again I’m a huge cab franc fan (not a knock on the Sunbasket cab, it’s outstanding too).
I was also really impressed with Cathy’s Anderson Valley Riesling. It’s an awesome wine and deserving of a lot more love. I’d love to see her continue to experiment — needless to say, her Cabs are world class, but her skillful hand clearly extends into so many other varietals.
David like your style lately. 48 hours!
Saturday’s dinner was not a match for this wine, so it got the extra 24 hours.
I have a 2009. I believe she started a few years prior to that (2005?). It was all I could afford in 2011. Plus the person pouring told me it had already been open for three days which impressed me.
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Pricing on this?
Cheers.
The only bottles listed on WSPro are from the winery, and they are all magnums, in the $230-270 price range each.
I jumped on the website, and it still shows that they are selling 750s for $115. Tempting, but that’s a lot of cash.
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I got it as part of an approximately 15% discounted Thanksgiving holiday pack. Well worth it IMO, especially as I had already been considering buying it at regular price.
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