2018 Cabernet Franc
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Only 185 cases of the 2018 Cabernet Franc were produced. This wine has an elegant floral nose, a medium body, ripe varietal fruit, balanced acidity, soft, mature tannins creating a rich, long lasting mouthfeel. This wine is presently showing ripe varietal fruit character including violets, blueberries, currants, maraschino cherries, as well as a dusty, chalky, earthiness reminiscent of previous Cabernet Franc vintages, and a nice hint of French oak.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Cabernet Franc
Appellation
Okanagan Valley
Alcohol %
13.1
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The 2018 Cabernet Franc has an elegant floral nose, a medium body, ripe varietal fruit, balanced acidity, soft, mature tannins creating a rich, long lasting mouthfeel. This wine is presently showing ripe varietal fruit character including violets, blueberries, currants, maraschino cherries, as well as a dusty, chalky, earthiness reminiscent of previous Cabernet Franc vintages, and a nice hint of French oak. This wine will age well 7-10 years+.
Vineyard Notes
2018 was another amazing year in the vineyard with another early bud break on April 27th and harvested on October 11th. Good early heat in May, followed by a beautiful summer and fall growing season. The grapes for this single vineyard Cabernet Franc were grown on our estate vineyard, River Rock Vineyards, which surrounds our winery in Oliver, BC. The vines were in their 16th leaf when the fruit was harvested. Vineyard is all on south facing slopes where soils are composed of rock, sand, and gravel laid down during the last glacial recession.
Production Notes
The Cabernet Franc was hand-picked on October 11th, and destemmed. Approximately 80% of the fruit was left whole, uncrushed. The grapes were cold soaked between 3-5 days and then fermented in a 2850 litre stainless steel tank. The cap was plunged 2-3 times/day to maximize skin to juice contact. Following fermentation the wine was pressed and transferred to another tank to settle, then to barrels where malolactic fermentation was completed. Wine was aged in French oak barrels for approximately 14 months (33% new). Following aging, final filtering, and bottling were completed.
Product Reviews
T&J
(May 16, 2020 at 3:25 PM)
As great as always. A lovely wine now and you know it will get even better over time.
Joan Shaw
(Jun 17, 2020 at 10:02 AM)
Too drinkable! Just enough tannins with lots of cab taste. Loved it. Just as fine as last year’s.