Esoterica    Cabernet Franc 2007   Napa Valley

Grape Source -Mt. Veeder Aging-26 months-- French oak barrels
Chemistry at Bottling -pH: 3.68   Total Acidity 6.4 grams/liter  Alcohol: 13.9% 
Free Sulfur Dioxide: 28 parts per million  Total Sulfur Dioxide: 140 parts per million 
Bottling Date-December 17, 2009   Production-102 cases (12x750ml)

This Cabernet Franc features the felicitous meeting of the seductive power of 100% Mt. Veeder (Napa County) fruit with fine French oak to produce a provocative and substantial wine of great depth and weight. The wine is a memorable example of how intensely pleasing this variety can be when allowed to stand on its own merits. Dark-fruited aromas and flavors of black plum, black cherry and wild blackberry abound, underlain by a solid core of tannin that ensures its age-worthiness and the promise of considerable reward for the patient wine drinker who can resist its current allure.