Palate
A deep and dusty garnet peers from the goblet in our
latest Cabernet Franc. We expect beautiful things
from this wine; and the first tantalizing sniff makes it
clear why we do. Dark berry and fruit scents of
boysenberry, brambleberry and plum mingle with soft
oak. Bright yet balanced and taut, structured tannins
speak of age-ability on the first sip. Rolling in to the
mid-palate we are greeted with baking spice notes of
cocoa and vanilla, berry notes of raspberry and
brambleberry. A clean finish with delicate
impressions of tea leaves wraps up this lovely Cab
Franc. Enjoy!
Growing Conditions
Winter of 2018-19 was pretty mild, resulting in little to no
bud damage and setting us up for a good year of growing to
come. 2019 started with a pretty “by the books” finger
lakes spring, with an on-time start to the growing season;
no late frosts to hassle us and a reasonable amount of
rainfall. The growing season was warm but not hot, with
moderate rain which tapering off by the fall to a nice mild
harvest season. The weather cooperated well and allowed
the vines to achieve full ripeness and flavor development.
Overall, a solid growing season finished with a nice easy,
harvest.
Bottling
Bottling Date: 7/26/2020
Aging
Aged for 9 months in 20% 1-3 year old and 80%
neutral French oak barrels.
