Alas, poor Cooper’s Hawk, the winter of 2013 decimated their vineyard, but thankfully ’12 was a good year and this Cabernet Franc Reserve will help to remind people what kind of beauty wines they are able to put into bottle (given grapes to use of course). Aromas of cassis, tobacco and black cherry give way to smoky, leathery, blackberry, mocha, vanilla and plum on the palate. There’s a pleasantly juicy character to this wine and with some time in glass there’s an element of black cherry that begins to emerge on the tongue. The wine shows nice complexity and there’s a good ageability-factor, say 5+ years, while still laying in some soft tannins. Price: $34.95 - Rating: ****+