2018 Kern & Co. Foxcroft Vineyard Cabernet Franc 🔥 94pts

In my opinion, this is the crown jewel of the Kern & Co. portfolio to date, and my number one Cab Franc tasted in our last Canadian Cab Franc marathon amongst nearly sixty from across the country. This rockstar 94 point single-vineyard Cab Franc was produced with two of the very best barrels of the 2018 vintage. The 50% new oak (aged for 24 months) is wonderfully integrated at this stage of the aging curve. Expressive, pure, silky and incredibly balanced, you have everything you'd expect in a premium Cab Franc. On the nose, classic aromas of black forest cake, maraschino cherry, cassis, mocha, and oak spice. The palate has hit a fantastic level of purity, offering layers of ripe red cherry, dark cherry, black currant, creamy vanilla custard, a hint of smoked tobacco, and a lengthy evolving finish based on oak spice and white pepper. An absolute gem of a wine! (Carl Boucher, December 4, 2025). 

Winery Notes:

Farmed by Wismer Vineyards.

Hand harvested on October 25th, 2018.

Hand sorted, de-stemmed and fermented on skins for 27 days, then cellared in select French oak barrels (50% new) for 24 months.

A powerful aroma of black forest cake dominates the nose while subtle notes of cassis, black liquorice and ripe chillies add layers of complexity. Flavours of morello cherry and dark chocolate are seamlessly interwoven with plush tannins, offering a refined and focused palate with rich mouthfeel. A confident and composed wine. 

516 bottles & 150 half-bottles produced, sealed with individually screened natural corks.