
2017 Cabernet Franc
This wine showcases a deep garnet color with aromas of freshly picked dark cherries, cassis and violets with deft touches of cocoa powder and vanilla bean that merge seamlessly into flavors of vibrant black cherries, white pepper spice and a thread of minerality all wrapped up in silky tannins.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2017
Varietal
Cabernet Franc
Appellation
Yountville
Aging
28 months
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
Situated in the Yountville sub-AVA of the greater Napa Valley, this vineyard's south-facing gravelly silt loamy slope has perfectly draining soils. The vineyard has moderate temperatures that increase hang time with the ideal conditions to produces an elegant style of Cabernet Franc.
Winemaker Notes
Cold soaked for 48 hours with daily pump overs. Fermented in a stainless steel open top tank with twice daily punch downs. Aged in 40% new French oak by Tonnellerie Ermitage, Latour and Seguin Moreau