Cabernet Franc 2021 - 750ml

Dark ruby in color, this fully ripe Cabernet Franc steers away from green character and delivers aromas of ripe blueberry and a bouquet of roses. The youthful body is full with flavorful mid-palate grip and beautifully balanced natural acidity that resolves with very soft tannins in a lingering finish. Enjoy this wine now with the meal of your choice and rest assured bottle-aging for 10+ years will provide extended enjoyment.

Since the inception of Robert Foley Vineyards' wine production, we have had relentless urging by friends familiar with my work with Cabernet Franc to resume making this wine. Experience with it in the early 1980s, coaching and encouragement by André Tchelistcheff, and the chance to work with high elevation vineyards where exposure plays key elements in flavor development inspired me to work again with this variety. 

With consumer and culinary interest in this variety increasing, our friends have become more insistent. As good fortune has it, we began working with a high elevation vineyard east of Atlas Peak where plantings of Cabernet Franc benefit from warmth and exposure allowing for even and complete ripening. 

The 2021 vintage is our first Franc bottling under our label. Normally we like to bottle-age our red wines for several years before release, but in this case we are offering our 2021 Cabernet Franc at a younger stage. Enjoy this wine now with the meal of your choice and rest assured bottle-aging for ten to twenty more years will provide extended enjoyment.