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2021 Cabernet Franc
About This Wine
Tasting Notes
The 2021 Cabernet Franc displays flavors of wild blueberries, mulberries, dried violets, blackcurrant and leather with a robust and balanced finish.Winemaker Notes
Cabernet Franc is the father of Cabernet Sauvignon, and while the son has surpassed the father in fame, Cabernet Franc remains a favorite amongst wine aficionados for its complexity & character. (The mother is Sauvignon Blanc, if you were curious). 2021 was a typical vintage with warm to hot growing days mid-summer and then cooling off in the fall. This allows the grapes to reach full ripeness slowly while retaining fresh fruit & acidity. The grapes for this wine are cold soaked and fermented with whole berries at cold temperatures, to achieve a partial carbonic maceration and maximize fruit-forward aromatic expression. These techniques result in a vibrant fruit profile and lighter tannins. After fermentation, the wines are left on the skins for an extended maceration to ensure full extraction of flavor and soft tannins from the skins before pressing and being transferred to oak on 100% full lees. This mix of techniques allows the maximum expression of fruit, spice, and lees aromas to produce an intense wine displaying the best qualities of these grapes and vineyards. This wine was aged in oak barrels, 40% new, a mixture of French and American oak, for 20 months, to balance and elevate the wines. The wine was aged on the yeast lees and stirred (batonage) monthly to extract a rich mouthfeel.Awards
Silver + 93 Points, CA State FairWine Profile
| Vintage | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Wine Style | Red Wine |
| Varietal | Cabernet Franc |
| Appellation | Alta Mesa |
| Sugar | 24.8 Brix |
| Acid | 6.4 g/L total acidity |
| PH | 3.52 pH |
| Aging | 40% new French & Minnesota oak, maple & hickory wood,60% neutral oak for 20 months on full sur lies contact with monthly stirring |
| Fermentation | 15 day fermentation with punch downs and pump overs, 4 day extended maceration. |
| Alcohol % | 13.2 |
| Size | 750 ml |
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