Drive south on Interstate 55 and go right at the Ste. Genevieve exit. After a short, picturesque drive, into the Missouri countryside, you arrive at the stately tasting room of Crown Valley Winery. Surrounded by rolling hills, vineyards, and roaming buffalo, a wine lover could spend a leisurely afternoon tasting an impressive array of reds, whites, sparkling wines, and ports.
Included in Crown Valley's Museum Collection Wines, is a wonderfully complex , full-bodied Cabernet Franc. [For more about Cabernet Franc, see my entry on December 16, 2010.] The nose is rich with the aromas of dark fruit -- raisin, currant -- with undertones of tobacco and a lingering, smooth finish. This wine pairs well with buffalo sausage (home grown at Crown Valley) or chocolate.
The Cabernet Franc is not listed on the main website [www.crownvalleywinery.com]. But if you are a lover of dry reds and you visit the Crown Valley Winery or the Crown Valley Champagne House in Farmington, Missouri, make sure you sample this $30 Cabernet Franc.
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