2023 Kobayashi Winery Cabernet Franc

The 2023 Cabernet Franc presents a cascade of dried roses and dusty earth, coming together with savory herbs and nuances of green peppercorn as it slowly evolves in the glass. It displays a pretty inner sweetness and herbal lift before giving way to a silken wave of ripe raspberry and spice. A coating of fine-grained tannin frames the finish as it tapers off, expertly balanced, remarkably long and spicy to the core. In a word, fantastic.