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2021 Mount Veeder Cabernet Franc 3-Pack

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The second release of our estate grown, 2021 Cabernet Franc, Amentet Vineyard Mount Veeder is a reason to celebrate. The meager, four-barrel production won’t be enough to satisfy the demand for our nod to the iconic wines from the Right Bank in Bordeaux. It is our pleasure to offer you a limited allocation before we open up three bottle allotments to our entire mailing list.

Our 2019 Cabernet Franc has required some serious patience to really show itself, both in the cellar and in the decanter. 2019 was a tougher vintage for extraction on our Amentet site, and the tannins continue to feature boldly alongside the deep mountain fruit. In the shy-bearing 2021 vintage , the color came pouring out of the fermenter early and often. Winemaker Jason Price could not contain his enthusiasm as the wine closed in on zero brix. Even prior to malolactic fermentation and 18 months spent in 80% new French Oak, the Amentet Vineyard’s deep perfume of dark mountain flowers, graphite, lavender and black, wild berry fruit was in full display. 2021 is a celebrated vintage in the Napa Valley for good reason!

Our 2021 Cabernet Franc is one of the most compelling wines that we have yet to produce here at Robert Craig Winery. As an unwavering champion of all things Mount Veeder, Bob Craig would have loved this wine. Don’t hesitate to add this gem to your cellar or to test it out at a holiday gathering of wine lovers (with a healthy decant) as it will improve in the cellar for many years, but the wine is balanced enough to give it a go as it approaches the four year mark in age.

VINEYARD Amentet Estate Vineyard
APPELLATION Mount Veeder
COMPOSITION 93% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec
CASES PRODUCED 49

About This Product

The second release of our estate grown, 2021 Cabernet Franc, Amentet Vineyard Mount Veeder is a reason to celebrate. The meager, four-barrel production won’t be enough to satisfy the demand for our nod to the iconic wines from the Right Bank in Bordeaux. It is our pleasure to offer you a limited allocation before we open up three bottle allotments to our entire mailing list.

Our 2019 Cabernet Franc has required some serious patience to really show itself, both in the cellar and in the decanter. 2019 was a tougher vintage for extraction on our Amentet site, and the tannins continue to feature boldly alongside the deep mountain fruit. In the shy-bearing 2021 vintage , the color came pouring out of the fermenter early and often. Winemaker Jason Price could not contain his enthusiasm as the wine closed in on zero brix. Even prior to malolactic fermentation and 18 months spent in 80% new French Oak, the Amentet Vineyard’s deep perfume of dark mountain flowers, graphite, lavender and black, wild berry fruit was in full display. 2021 is a celebrated vintage in the Napa Valley for good reason!

Our 2021 Cabernet Franc is one of the most compelling wines that we have yet to produce here at Robert Craig Winery. As an unwavering champion of all things Mount Veeder, Bob Craig would have loved this wine. Don’t hesitate to add this gem to your cellar or to test it out at a holiday gathering of wine lovers (with a healthy decant) as it will improve in the cellar for many years, but the wine is balanced enough to give it a go as it approaches the four year mark in age.

VINEYARD Amentet Estate Vineyard
APPELLATION Mount Veeder
COMPOSITION 93% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec
CASES PRODUCED 49

About This Product

The second release of our estate grown, 2021 Cabernet Franc, Amentet Vineyard Mount Veeder is a reason to celebrate. The meager, four-barrel production won’t be enough to satisfy the demand for our nod to the iconic wines from the Right Bank in Bordeaux. It is our pleasure to offer you a limited allocation before we open up three bottle allotments to our entire mailing list.

Our 2019 Cabernet Franc has required some serious patience to really show itself, both in the cellar and in the decanter. 2019 was a tougher vintage for extraction on our Amentet site, and the tannins continue to feature boldly alongside the deep mountain fruit. In the shy-bearing 2021 vintage , the color came pouring out of the fermenter early and often. Winemaker Jason Price could not contain his enthusiasm as the wine closed in on zero brix. Even prior to malolactic fermentation and 18 months spent in 80% new French Oak, the Amentet Vineyard’s deep perfume of dark mountain flowers, graphite, lavender and black, wild berry fruit was in full display. 2021 is a celebrated vintage in the Napa Valley for good reason!

Our 2021 Cabernet Franc is one of the most compelling wines that we have yet to produce here at Robert Craig Winery. As an unwavering champion of all things Mount Veeder, Bob Craig would have loved this wine. Don’t hesitate to add this gem to your cellar or to test it out at a holiday gathering of wine lovers (with a healthy decant) as it will improve in the cellar for many years, but the wine is balanced enough to give it a go as it approaches the four year mark in age.

VINEYARD Amentet Estate Vineyard
APPELLATION Mount Veeder
COMPOSITION 93% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec
CASES PRODUCED 49