• French oak
• Dark fruits
• Liquorice
• Fine tannins

Elegant, layered and complex. Dark black fruits, floral, forest floor notes and a hint of tobacco leaf and liquorice. Smooth, plush and generous with fine grained tannins and a long savoury, moreish finish.

100% Cabernet Franc varietal grown at Apex Vineyard, Bridge Pa.

2019 Spring started off wet with the following months finishing warm and dry with cool nights. End of March was very warm bringing the Cabernet Franc into optimum ripeness.

Hand picked and destemmed with 100% whole berries. Cold soaked for 4-5 days and fermented in small open top fermenters. 24 months in new (30%) and old French oak barrels. Unfined and unfiltered.