2022 Reserve Cabernet Franc

Wine Maker Comments:

Made from the oldest vines on the Sea Shell estate, this Cabernet Franc displays the expressive varietal character of a classic Saumur or Bourgueil!

Vinification:

In 2022, our Cabernet Franc was picked on September 14th. the fruit was hand-picked, hand-sorted, destemmed, and lightly crushed into open-top fermenters a few days of cold soaking, the must was inoculated with yeast and fermented at a target temperature of 80F. Two pump-overs were performed daily on this lot until it was ready to press after 19 days of fermentation. The pressed-out wine was left to settle until it was ready to be transferred into French oak barrels for 20 months of rest until bottling in July of 2023. .

Lauren Lange

Soil Type:
Rolling alluvial terraces with decomposed limestone deposits along its slopes.