Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc Winemaker's Tasting Notes: Bormester /winemaster/ vineyard works hard to craft the richest, smoothest and elegantly-textured wines. This full-bodied Cabernet Franc shows soft tannins, with primary fruit flavors of blackberry, dark cherry and cassis. These levels of dark fruits melt with the tastes of cocoa and toasty oak and ends with a long, smooth and silky finish.” Food Pairing Recommendations: Serve with venison glazed with a Cabernet Franc sauce or baked brie drizzled with honey. Winemaking Notes: The Cabernet Franc was cool fermented with frequent pump-overs in the early stages of fermentation to extract the soft tannins and color during the aqueous phase. Then the grape skins were pressed before the fermentation reached dryness to maintain the wine's lush tannin structure. The must was kept cool during fermentation to help create a slower fermentation and allowed the wine to retain more aromatic properties as well as complexity of flavor and body. The wine was then aged in premium Hungarian oak barrels – adding richness and complexity.