2020 Cabernet Franc
The experience of this wine feels to me like walking deep into the woods and finding a cigar box made of cedar. You open it, and find that it is filled with mouthwatering plums, black cherries, and peppercorn laid upon eucalyptus leaves, walnuts, and chocolate. There is flint nearby to start a fire, and a bench to sit and savor this wine for a long time. Yes, forgive me, this wine makes me want to write poetry. Mouthcoating, a deep earthiness, with a long finish and perfect balance.
Pair with coq au vin, roast chicken or duck, grilled asparagus or artichokes, vegetable lasagna.
Wine Specifications
ABV
14.9%
Vintage
2020
Region
Santa Barbara County
Varietal
100% Cabernet Franc
Vineyard notes
The slow even ripening of the early summer kicked into higher gear later in August when the temps started to climb. The Cabernet Franc block held up very well against the heat waves of August and September. We picked the majority of the fruit on September 28th and the rest on October 6th. It came in looking beautiful and perfectly ripe.Production notes
The first lot of fruit was destemmed and hand sorted, then loaded into our 2-ton cement tank for fermentation. After six days the fermentation started naturally, and was pressed into neutral oak barrels one month later. The second pick had beautifully lignified stems, so we left 66% as whole cluster and destemmed the rest. This ferment was gently foot treaded, and was pressed into neutral French barrels after five weeks.
CASES: 118
