Ironstone Cabernet Franc 2004

October 2, 2008 | by Lorrie LeBeaux | Reds, Tasting Notes

Talk about QPR, or what I call a “bang for the buck wine.” This wine is so easy to drink. Cabernet Franc is usually a varietal, used for “blending” of other red wines.

This Cabernet Franc is filled with dark cherry flavors, with raspberry, a floral note of violets with a sweet vanilla oak finish.

I can see this wine paired with my juicy sage compound butter filled burgers, or a steak off the grill with a sage butter and/or olive oil finish. I’m also seeing a recipe for Lorrie’s Steak Bite’s, which will be a Rib Eye Steak cubed and marinated in Stubb’s Marinade, then wrapped in bacon that is cooked on skewers, then put on a platter for all to enjoy!

The price at Ironstone Vineyards is $10.00 a bottle which is a good deal! Here in AR, wines tend to cost a bit more; but I got my three bottles for $10.99 and got my 15% of on Thursday, because it is wine day at the Grapevine!

Lorrie LeBeaux writes Life’s Little Luxuries Newsletter @ lifeslittleluxuriesnewsletters.com