Winemaker Notes
The RGMX red varietal wines are meant to showcase the absolute best the estate is capable of, and their Cabernet Franc represents the top of the top. Hitting every portion on the tongue with just the right balance and tipping the pleasure scale towards 11, it’s challenging to even conceive of who is going to age this beyond the first few years in the cellar, but it’s a shame because it likely to not hit full stride for a decade or more. Wow, a high point of Mexican winemaking for sure.
Cabernet Franc, a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, is the subtler and more delicate of the Cabernets. Today Cabernet Franc produces outstanding single varietal wines across the wine-producing world. Somm Secret—One of California's best-kept secrets is the Happy Canyon appellation of Santa Barbara. Here Cabernet Franc shines as a single varietal wine or in blends, expressing sumptuous fruit, savory aromas and polished tannins.
The Americas’ oldest wine producing country, Mexico began to produce wine grapes just one year after the arrival of the Spanish in 1520. In the next decade, King Carlos V of Spain ordered that every ship headed to the New World carry vines for cultivation. Over time viticulture spread northwards through the missions into today’s state of California but since then Mexican viticulture and winemaking has faced many challenges. Today the country is experiencing a rebirth with renewed interest in its potential. While there are seven wine producing states in Mexico, the Mediterranean climate of Baja California makes it Mexico’s most important. Most of the state of California’s principal varieties grow here with great success.