The terrific 2020 red wine vintage yielded a beauty here from Thirty Bench, varietally authentic with its appealing...

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Banner season for cabernet franc (and everything else for that matter) aboard the Beamsville Bench. Plenty of...

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Average final score from judges at the 2023 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2023.

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My blind notes read: big monster cabernet franc fruit, dark and inky graphite, subtle floral fragrance and leafy...

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This is a very tidy, ripe and well balanced cabernet franc from an excellent, healthy vintage. Colour is fairly deep...

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Thirty Bench Small Lot Cabernet Franc 2020, VQA Beamsville Bench