2009 Cabernet Franc

Classic aromas of violets, lavender, cocoa and deep red fruit. Juicy, dark fruit flavors of blueberry, blackberry and boysenberry with lush dark chocolate. The wine’s rich texture and weight lead to a long velvety finish. Delicious upon release, the wine will continue to improve up to ten years from vintage.

Rhinefarm Estate Vineyard; Estate grown, produced and bottled; Sustainably farmed; Rhyolitic Ash and Alluvial Wash soil at 100 feet elevation; Single three-acre block planted 2005; Mt. Veeder clone; Yield 4.0 tons/acre

Destemmed to stainless-steel fermenters; Yeast strain: Lalvin D254; Gentle pumpovers throughout fermentation; Free run separated from press-fraction, Free run then transferred to barrels; Oak Regimen: 16 months in 100% French oak, 40% new; Primary cooper St. Martin

The 2009 growing season lent itself well to producing some of our finest wines to date. Springtime was pleasantly warm and mild as flowering progressed, with only calm winds coming through the Petaluma gap. The heat of the spring and early summer was comfortably average as the vines developed a strong canopy. We progressed through summer and early fall with moderate weather that was both a winegrower and winemaker’s dream.

943 cases