Winemaker Notes
A beautiful garnet red color, this wine is medium-bodied with notes of silky blueberry and raspberry, as well as vanilla and baking spices. Enjoy it with prime rib, filet mignon or hard cheeses. STYLE: Structured, Elegant, Silky. FLAVOR: Blueberry, Raspberry, Vanilla, Nutmeg.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
As to the reds, the 2015 Cabernet Franc is a ruby-colored effort offering a supple, forward, sweetly fruited style as well as classic black and blue fruits, leafy herbs, and underbrush aromas and flavors. It's a charming effort that benefits from time in the glass, has the classic 2015 sexy style, and enough sweet tannins to keep for upwards of a decade.
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Wine Enthusiast
This has small amounts of Merlot, Petite Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon blended in, the whole offering a soft integrated taste of blackberry, cherry and cassis. Lingering seasonings of clove and leather add to the complex experience
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.