Palate
Ruby and amethyst sparkle from the glass, aromas of violet
and cardamom envelop your senses in this, our newest
Franc. Coming from a challenging year, we are gratified by
the supple yet firm body that greets our palate with
glimpses of cassis, brambleberry and dark, rich plum.
Lingering echoes of tobacco and oak draw out to leave you
wanting more. 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.
Growing Conditions
Simply put, 2018 was a challenge. The year started out just
fine. Winter was relatively mild by Finger Lakes
standards. Though we didn’t get much of a spring, what
little we experienced was relatively average. By July,
however, it was beginning to look like we might have a
repeat of 2016-- we hadn’t seen any rain since mid-spring.
We needn’t have worried—by the end of July it started
raining and never stopped. It felt like we didn’t see the sun
again for the rest of the year! So yes, the year was
challenging. Faced with such intense humidity and not a
lot of intense sunlight during harvest we were again
reminded why our philosophy of hand harvesting all of our
fruit is so important. This year hand harvesting allowed us
to cull and drop any questionable fruit right there on the
ground leaving us confident that we were starting with
only the healthiest and most robust grapes we grew and
that we were creating the best wines possible – just a little
less of it
Bottling
Bottling Date: 8/21/2019
Aging
Aged for 9 months in a combination of 31% 1 year
old French & 69% neutral oak barrels.
