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Lucas & Lewellen 2005 Valley View Vineyard Cabernet Franc (Santa Barbara County)

Cabernet Franc · Lucas & Lewellen

Santa Barbara County

Quality

A 0–100 expert rating: 80–84 good, 85–89 very good, 90–94 excellent, 95–100 classic. Higher means a more highly regarded wine.

81/100Good

Smells a bit musty and earthy, tastes overly sweet and sharp in acids, like raspberry jelly. Drink now.

Flavor profile

An estimate of the wine's structure: body (how full it feels), acidity (tartness), sweetness, and tannin (the drying grip in reds).

Body65%

Acidity60%

Sweetness30%

Tannin60%

raspberryearthy

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