2016 CIFRA
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Coming all from Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Cifra offers an incredibly pure, vibrant personality as well as medium body, nicely integrated acidity, and a terrific perfume of blueberries, currants, spring flowers, and underbrush. Again, it has remarkable purity of fruit, and is a rock star value to drink over the coming 7-8 years.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
Tim Jackson MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Mid ruby-purple. Touch of reduction, then tobacco and spice aromas over ripe black cherry. Very Cabernet Franc. Primary, grainy, fairly firm tannins are dominating the palate right now, but good density of sweet black-cherry fruit is enough to balance this while it matures and softens. Long. (TJ)
The 2016 CiFra is juicy, fresh and vibrant, all qualities that make it an excellent choice for drinking now and over the next few years. The natural brightness and floral lift of Franc is very much on display in this attractive, mid-weight red. Aging in cement keeps the fruit fresh and vibrant. There is purity to the 2016 that is compelling.
Tasted from vat, the 2016 Cabernet Franc CiFRA is one of the best value wines you will find in this report. This is a brooding and thick expression of the hearty Cabernet Franc grape that is piled high with all kinds of Tuscan warmth and sunshine. The wine just oozes personality and power with inky dark fruit and thick extraction. CiFRA is made with organic and biodynamic fruit from the Tuscan Coast. Sweet plum and prune give momentum on the finish.