2019 Mount Veeder Cabernet Franc

Amentet Vineyard

Mount Veeder

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We are thrilled to present this exciting new addition to the Craig portfolio: our first-ever Cabernet Franc release from Amentet Estate Vineyard on Mount Veeder.

750 ml

Due to the limited availability of this item, the maximum order quantity is 6.

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We are thrilled to present this inaugural release of the Cabernet Franc from our own Amentet Estate Vineyard on Mount Veeder. Bottled with just a splash of Cabernet, this 2019 Cabernet Franc is structured and nuanced and displays all of the grip you would expect from a mountain-grown Cabernet Franc, along with gorgeous dark cassis, forest floor, cocoa flake and purple floral notes.

Vineyard: Amentet Estate Vineyard
Appellation: Mount Veeder
Composition: 95% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Average Brix: 25.5
TA: 6.0
pH: 3.74
Alcohol: 14.8%
Aging: 60% New French Oak
Cases Produced: 118

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APPELLATION: MOUNT VEEDER
ELEVATION: 1700'
ACRES: 6.5
VARIETALS: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
Perched at 1,700’ of elevation along Wall Road on the north end of the Mount Veeder AVA, this 6.5-acre vineyard is destined for greatness. After 22 vintages of purchasing fruit on a handshake contract with the late actor Robin Williams from the neighboring Pym Rae vineyard, it was a joy to receive a first harvest from our own immaculate young vineyard in 2016.

We christened the property Amentet Vineyard, after the Egyptian Goddess of the West. With the “rebirth” of our Veeder Cab, Amentet (pronounced “AH-men-TETT”) seems the perfect patroness—the goddess of fertility and rebirth, who was often depicted with a hawk perched upon her head. Given the number of red tails spotted from our new vineyard, this seems particularly providential.

The site was planted and managed by the same man who farmed the neighboring Pym Rae vineyard for Robin for more than two decades, and it is no surprise that the resulting wines are so similar. The sandy, gravel-based soils of shale with a sandstone topsoil produce wines that are black in color with very low PH values and naturally high acids. A perfect combination for longevity. The beauty of this warmer, fog-free northern section of Mount Veeder is that the wines are free of any unwanted vegetal or rustic characteristics that can affect cooler climate sites to the south.

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2019 Mount Veeder Cabernet Franc

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