Palate
Slightly perfumed on the nose, the 2017 Cabernet Franc while still in its
infancy delivers quite the satisfying punch. With notes of elderberries
and plums on the palate this is far from a one dimensional wine. It
finishes with multiple layers of succulent dark fruits that transition to
earthy bramble, then chocolate, and finally subtle hints of oak. Pair this
wine with roasted fowl with fruit sauces, grilled chicken salad with dark
cherries and goat cheese, or grilled Camembert cheese with sautéed
plums and fresh rosemary sprigs.
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Growing Conditions
Winter in 2017 was again unexpectedly, and a little nerve-wrackingly, mild (we
kept waiting for the other shoe to drop). After the drought of 2016 I think we
all welcomed the rains of early spring 2017 but when the wet continued into
late spring… then early summer… then mid-summer… enough was enough.
Just when everyone felt that all was lost mid-July dried right up, temperatures
soared, and we were finally blessed with Summer with a capital “S”. The vines
went wild! In October -mid-harvest- it still felt like high summer. Harvest just
kept going and going with everyone reporting larger than normal yields and I
think we were all a little more than pleasantly surprised by the truly astonishing
qualities we were finding. Look to whites from 2017 to be vibrantly expressive
and reds to be stately and sophisticated.
Bottling
Bottling Date: 8/21/18
Aging
Aged for 9 months in a combination of 31% 1 year old French & neutral
oak barrels.
