2020 Cabernet Franc 1.5L Magnum
Dark Chocolate • Strawberry • Assertive
Best enjoyed at 55° - 60°F
Suggested drink window: now - 2029 - 2035
94 points - 2022 New York Wine Classic│ 90 points - James Suckling
The 2020 Cabernet Franc is a blend of 70% fruit from our grower partners and 30% from our Estate Valois Vineyard. The growers represent both sides of Seneca Lake, in Penn Yan and Hector, as well as the west side of Cayuga Lake in Interlaken. With distinct soil profiles, aspects, vine ages, and proximity to the lake shore, each site was carefully selected to create a Cabernet Franc that reflects the entire vintage—a warm, sun-drenched season that delivered beautiful depth and flavor.
Winemaking
• 100% Cabernet Franc
• Vineyard locations: East and west sides of Seneca Lake, west side of Cayuga Lake
• Soils: Howard gravelly loam and Valois and Lansing gravelly silt loam soils
• Harvested from October 6th–10th
• Unfined & unfiltered
• Vegan
• Certified New York Sustainable Winegrowing
• Brix: 23.0°–24.0° │ pH: 3.51 │ TA: 6.5 g/L │ RS: 0.0 │ ABV: 14.1
• Bottled: 8/26/2021
• Cases Produced: 5
2020 Vintage Notes
2020 was a winemaker's dream, a vintage of idyllic growing conditions in the Finger Lakes. Expect to see extremely high quality wines that show concentration, complexity, silky tannins, and the varietal specificity for which we are known. During the growing season we experienced gorgeous warm days and heat in timely doses. The heat produced the right amount of moisture stress (read lack of rain) to keep the fruit slightly dehydrated and the consequent flavor development of the skins and pulp lent a complexity to the juices that are playing out in the wines. Our winemakers, Phil and Lauren, crafted truly remarkable wines that will show well early, but will have the depth of character to age gracefully.
