There’s nothing I like more than a wines with a good double-entendre, except maybe a wine that has even catchier word play. This Burning Kiln version of Cabernet Franc – of which 100% of the fruit is dried (in the kiln method), changes the ‘c’ at the end of Franc for a ‘k’ … they have lovingly named the wine after their farmer, Frank; thus for this wine grower meets winemaker to make a real nice wine. A nose of tobacco, black cherry with a hit of raspberry is followed up by a dry palate that’s hugely tobacco oriented. The fruit should come later – as for now rest is what this bottle needs – in your cellar preferably. Price: $24.95 – Rating: *** ½