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Item Number: 6433
UPC: 0857051000165
Country: USA
Region: Washington
Sub Region: Columbia Valley
Appellation/AVA: Wahluke Slope
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 100% Cabernet Franc
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Total Acidity: 6.10
pH: 3.66
Case Production: 1036
Vineyard Sources: 91% Weinbau Vineyard, 6% Ciel du Cheval Vineyard, 3% Tapteil Vineyard
Aging: Wine is aged in 100% French oak, 20% new, 25% second vintage and 55% third vintage barrels, coopered from select forests of Taransaud, Orion, Sylvain and Vicard for 18 months
Winemaking Notes: Crushed gently and dropped by gravity into 1.5 ton bins, cold soaked 48 to 72 hours, then inoculated with a variety of yeasts, hand punched and pressed directly to barrel where the wine finished both primary and secondary fermentation. After 12 months of barrel aging the best barrels of the separate lots of Cabernet Franc were combined and allowed to coalesce for an additional 6 months before bottling at 18 months of bottle age. Vintage Notes: A cold spring put the grapes way behind at bloom, set and veraison. A mild summer with weeks of ideal grape ripening conditions began to catch the fruit up but harvest still began 4 weeks later than normal. The weather was gorgeous through harvest, the first freeze not arriving until Thanksgiving, well after the finish of the harvest. Tasting Notes: Aromas of succulent red fruit, especially raspberry and intricacies of clove followed by explosive tart cherry pie on the palate with light dashes of anise and bay leaf. A long finish highlighted by lithe acidity, delicate herbal notes and hints of melon rind with supple tannins.
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