2019 Celebration Cabernet Franc

Description

Appellation: Napa Valle
Varietal: 85% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot
Barrel Aging: 22 months, 50% new French Oak
Filtering: Unfined and unfiltered
ABV: 15.8%
Production: 48 cases<p “=””>Original artwork by Sarah Stiehl www.vieuxcarregallery.com
Gold Medal Winner, 2022 Orange County Fair Commercial Wine Competition
95 Points Bonfort’s Wine and Spirits Journal: ” Densely black in the glass which leads to a rich, dark and beautiful fresh fruit nose. Leather, blackberry and chocolate come right at you. On first sip a rich, elegant and sophisticated wine develops with dusted chocolate and tons of black stone fruit. Soft tannins and luxurious and regal wine that gets bigger in the glass as it opens up. Beautifully made. Highly recommended.”

93 Points Beverage Tasting Institute: “Brown brick red color. Aromas and flavors of orange spice cake, molasses cookie, figs and olives with honeycomb, and blueberry jam with a satiny, bright, fruity medium-to-full body and a silky, engaging, medium-long finish imparting notes of dolmades with honey, cedar, chocolate cake with fruit, and tobacco leaf with chewy, fine tannins and moderate oak flavor. A powerful, concentrated Cabernet Franc with great varietal character and panache.Brown brick red color. Aromas and flavors of orange spice cake, molasses cookie, figs and olives with honeycomb, and blueberry jam with a satiny, bright, fruity medium-to-full body and a silky, engaging, medium-long finish imparting notes of dolmades with honey, cedar, chocolate cake with fruit, and tobacco leaf with chewy, fine tannins and moderate oak flavor. A powerful, concentrated Cabernet Franc with great varietal character and panache.”