Winemaking
Blend: 100% Cabernet Franc
Cooperage: Aged for 10 months in neutral French oak barrels.
Harvest Date: 10/20-26/2021
Harvest Brix: 22.0°-22.5°
Total Acidity: 6.4 g/L
pH: 3.60
Unfined
Alcohol: 13.0%
Cases Produced: 800
Bottling Date: 8/17/2022
Vineyard Source:
82% East side of Seneca Lake
18% West side of Seneca Lake
Tasting Notes & Food Pairing
Beautiful rustic aromatics of stewed berries and wood spice combine with concentrated notes of cocoa and cigar box on the nose of our 2021 Cabernet Franc. The dark fruit on the palate is savory and meaty with layers of bramble, sweet spice, and clove. This medium bodied Cabernet has bright acidity and soft yet generous tannins and finishes long and lingering with layers of black cherry, early summer plums, and an undercurrent of anise.
Drink Window: Drink now - 2026 - 2029
Serving Temp.: 55°-60°f
Vintage Notes
Winter of 2021 gave us some surprisingly warm days and just enough snow to be protective when the temperatures dipped low. Early spring was lovely - sunny and mostly dry with undisturbed flowering and fruit set. Beginning in June, the summer rains arrived and persisted through August. Once into September and more so in October, we were blessed with warm and dry weather, allowing us to round out our harvest season in good conditions. The abundant moisture during the summer months resulted in a smaller crop but yielded very fruit-driven and expressive reds and sparkling and bright and refreshing whites and rosés.
