Loop de Loop Cabernet Franc 2019

Washington Cabernet Franc is not a category we normally get excited about. Except when it’s good. I tasted this wine and was pleasantly surprised at how vivacious, lifted, and unique it was.

Loop de Loop was started by Julia Bailey Gulstine in 2012, focused on minimal-intervention wines grown in and around the Columbia Gorge. This Cabernet Franc is a great example of the wild nature of the Gorge, with notes of red plum, cherry, and roasted red bell peppers. Aromas of wildflowers and woodsmoke linger on the finish.