Back 10 Cellars is a small, new winery on King Street (main wine route trail) in Beamsville, that has a story to tell about living your dreams and taking a chance … hence “The Big Leap”. This Franc is one you should leap into action to get your hands on: 1 year in 4 barrels of different ages, 25% of which were American and ranging in age from new to 4 years old … they made a grand total of 80 cases. Nose is smoky with raspberry and cassis notes; flavours are lush and sexy of fruit with raspberry and cherry with a nice spicy character on the lovely mid-length finish. I have a feeling we’ll be hearing a lot more from the Back 10. Price: $28.95 – Rating: ****+