Category: Tasting Notes

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Ben Franks Wine Tasting Note

Greystone Pinot Noir 2014

★★★★☆ (how do my ratings work?) Hails from: Waipara, New Zealand. Grapes: Pinot Noir Greystone is an organic winery with vineyards planted on the Omihi hills in New Zealand. Here, …
benfranks 3rd February 2019
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Budureasca Premium Feteasca Neagra 2016

★★★★☆ (how do my ratings work?) Hails from: Dealu Mare, Romania. Grapes: Feteasca Neagra It still surprises me that this wine is 14.5% ABV because it’s a smooth wizard. Feteasca …
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Terra Tangra Organic Winemaker’s Selection 2016

★★★☆☆ (how do my ratings work?) Hails from: Thracian Valley, Bulgaria. Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc Terra Tangra is Bulgaria’s first and only certified organic vineyard. It has …
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Lismore Estate Reserve Syrah, Greyton, 2017

★★★★★ Pick! (how do my ratings work?) Hails from: Greyton, South Africa. Grapes: Syrah Winemaker Samantha O’Keefe has pioneered viticulture in the cool climate region of Greyton in Western Cape, …
benfranks 3rd February 2019
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Lismore Estate Syrah 2016

★★★★☆ (how do my ratings work?) Hails from: Cape South Coast, South Africa. Grapes: Syrah Winemaker Samantha O’Keefe makes my favourite South African Syrah, period. A mix of Greyton and …
benfranks 3rd February 2019
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Lismore Estate Pinot Noir 2017

★★★★☆ (how do my ratings work?) Hails from: Cape South Coast, South Africa. Grapes: Pinot Noir Winemaker Samantha O’Keefe sources the grapes for her Pinot from Stanford, Walker Bay and …
benfranks 3rd February 2019
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Terra Tangra Mavrud Blend 2016

★★★★★ Pick! (how do my ratings work?) Hails from: Thracian Valley, Bulgaria. Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Mavrud This comes from Terra Tangra, which is Bulgaria’s first and only organic vineyard …
benfranks 14th January 2019
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