When we was in California in May, we stopped at the Hanna winery and picked up some Cab Franc. They were only tasting one year (I forget which) but on the strength of that, I bought a bottle of each ('00, '01, '02,and '03), so today I opened the 2000 and had it with grilled tuna. Tuna goes pretty well with Cab Sauv, so I figured it would be a good match, though as it turned out as tuna goes this was a particularly light flavored piece.
This wine has a big nose. Most often I would find some interesting olifactory sensations upon opening the bottle, and they would wane with time. Not this one - it stood up and got noticed. The wine itself was nice and tannic, dark and full bodied, and next to it the tuna had a hard time holding its own. However, it didn't have to - I was enjoying the wine in its own right and I might have downed the entire bottle if I weren't saving it in splits for later (I'm the only one that drinks, so the wine lasts longer though it's less fun to drink alone).
I had always thought of Cab Franc as being lighter, but I haven't had many bottles of it. This one was an experience. It is Hanna's first bottling of Cab Franc (they use it for blending) and I'd give it a
96.2155 on the modified Parker scale. The pairing only gets a 77.3551 or so. I'll try it again with other foods and report back, but I really liked this one.
Jose