RKS 2024 Wine: An Ontario Cabernet Franc from The Accidental Winery

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Ever discovered an orphaned winery so far from its brothers and sisters? Well on my way from Toronto to Elora in the middle of cornfields there she lay….Cox Creek Cellars on the outer limits of Guelph, Ontario. Beautiful grounds and a simple tasting room and retail outlet and yes they host weddings too!

We try a 2022 Cabernet Franc from Cox Creek Cellars.

Aroma: A plenitude of black cherry, raspberry and a bit of milk chocolate in the mould of a typical Ontario Cabernet Franc.

Palate: Escalating tannins. Acidity here could have been raging but it is held in check, for the moment, lending a bit of peppery influence. Given the danger of the acids breaking through with age certainly a bit risky to age. The lovely aromatic fruit fails to fully translate on the palate. Short finish.

Personality: Ok so I am not a fruit head but to save face please consider me a better match for food than a sipping wine.

Food Match: Stuffed field tomatoes.

Cellarbility: Consume by 2024-year end.

Price: $26.95 CDN.

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 84/100.

(Cox Creek Cellars 2022 Cabernet Franc, VQA Ontario, Cox Creek Cellars, Guelph, Ontario,750 mL, 14.8%).  

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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