RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Norman Hardie’s County Unfiltered Cabernet Franc from Ontario’s Prince Edward County

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Aroma: Heavy duty and intense black cherry and raspberry jam. Blackberry and cocoa.

Palate: High toned almost disinterested above it all raspberry, strawberry and Catania cactus pear.

Personality: Admire my bouquet worthy of a standing ovation expecting something stellar. Taste me and you might ask what just happened with the fruit?

Food Match: Pizza or spoonburgers.

Do spoonburgers still exist or were they lost in 1968?

Cellarbility: No sense in ageing.

Price: $35.20 CDN.

RKS 2025 Canadian Wine Rating: 85/100.

(Norman Hardie 2021 County Cabernet Franc Unfiltered, VQA Prince Edward County, Norman Hardie, Wellington, Ontario, 750 mL, 12%).

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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