Winemaker Notes
Deeply garnet-colored in the glass, this wine brings savory energy to beautiful, fruit-driven aromas. Black cherry and crushed raspberry layers mingle with rosemary and wildflowers on the nose. The palate is finely structured with soft tannins balanced with lively acidity and fresh flavors of pomegranate, strawberry jam, black tea, and cedar.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A layered, spicy, plummy wine that's generous in flavors and backed by light tannins for a slight grip in the texture. Full bodied, with notes of black plums, dark cherries, cinnamon and cloves.
Since the founding of the winery in 1992, Frank Family Vineyards has poured their passion for land, grape growing and winemaking into each and every bottle of Frank Family Vineyards wine. Today they own over 450 acres of the finest vineyard land checkerboarded throughout the Napa Valley. This allows them to control quality and cultivate sustainably on their own estate and enables winemaker, Todd Graff, to blend perfectly balanced wines. With a commitment to crafting the finest representation of Napa Valley wines, Frank Family Vineyards hopes to create a legacy for generations to come.
As early as the 1970s Carneros became known as a source of terrific Pinot Noir, and was one of the first California regions to gain such a reputation. The combination of sunny days, cooling fog and thin clay soils are tailor-made for the variety. Another factor in Pinot Noir’s prominent place here is vintners’ willingness to experiment widely. The history of the grape in Carneros is marked by continuous research into clonal variations, viticultural techniques and site selection. Careful evaluation over time has revealed a signature flavor profile as well. Complex aromas and flavors of cherry, red berry, spice, earth and cola appear time and again in Carneros Pinot Noir. To this day the appellation remains one of California’s standard bearers for the variety.