Cabernet Franc Napa Valley - Gibbs
Varietal: 90% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot
Location: Carpenter Vineyard Practice:
Production: 725 cs Acidity: gr / liter
Appellation: Napa Valley Dry Extract: gr / liter
Alcohol %: 14.5 Residual Sugar: gr / liter
Tasting Notes. Beautifully complex, layered, and rich with character; only made more powerful thanks to the addition of a splash of Oakville Petit Verdot. Violets, blue fruits and herbal notes on the nose seamlessly meld with a body showing blueberry, dark boysenberry, bitter chocolate, and a touch of green bell pepper. The tannins are fine, but ever present bringing beautiful structure to this layered and age worthy wine.
Vinification: Our “Napa styled” Cabernet Franc offers all the classic notes of old-world Cabernet Franc in a bolder and more boisterous fashion than one might find in Bordeaux or the Loire Valley. Ripeness is the name of the game here as we let this fruit hang late into the growing season to ensure it develops rich depth of flavor beyond the harsh and unpalatable stemmy green notes often found in young, under-ripe Cabernet Franc.
Aging: 22 months | 35% new French oak
Food Pairing: Chicken, pork, roasted or grilled, beef, duck, sausage, lamb, veal.
Accolades
2022 92 pts J. Suckling