2024 cabernet franc

$35.00

2024 cabernet franc, black ridge vineyard, santa cruz mountains

Old-school mountain Cabernet Franc presenting the varietal in a fresher style. Medium purple in color, with aromas of strawberry-raspberry jam, black currant, with a hint of pepper spice. On the palate, cherry mixes with hibiscus, and a hint of green pepper. Medium bodied with good structure and refreshing acid.

2024 cabernet franc, black ridge vineyard, santa cruz mountains

Old-school mountain Cabernet Franc presenting the varietal in a fresher style. Medium purple in color, with aromas of strawberry-raspberry jam, black currant, with a hint of pepper spice. On the palate, cherry mixes with hibiscus, and a hint of green pepper. Medium bodied with good structure and refreshing acid.

In the cellar:

We split the lot into 3 separate ferments: destemmed, whole cluster, and carbonic. Each spent about 18 days on the skins, and were drained separately, but pressed together. We kept the lots separate in neutral 500 L puncheons and neutral 228 L french oak barrels until creating the final blends.

In the vineyard:

Black Ridge Vineyard is located on the slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Farmed organically by Bill Brosseau and his team, and planted in 1999, our Cabernet Franc comes from Block 9A which is planted to clone 214 and 9B planted to clone 5, both located at the top of the vineyard.

chemistry & production notes:

abv: 13.3%

pH: 3.63

r/s: 0.60 g/L

TA: 5.65 g/L

cases produced: 200