2018 Element Cabernet Franc Rosé “Equilibrium Wine Farm”
$45.00 / 750ml
11 Cases Produced
It’s not really a secret…I don’t have a lot of love for rosé…
In general, this is category I tend to skip over, as I find it often lacks in essentially every category, from freshness to joy. So, I think its worth paying attention to the fact that I chose to bottle this wine as Element…This wine reminds me not of the simple, insipid rosé that floods the market, but, of a few singular rosés that I have had the pleasure to experience over the years…wines like Lopez de Heredia Gran Reserva Rosado, Musar rose and the over the top rosé from Sine Qua Non. I am pretty serious about this wine.
Stunningly deep, complex, and perfumed. Aromas of rose and lavender leap from the glass, with dried strawberry, tart cherries and red plum leather enveloping them. The mouth feel is full and board, with nice density and a creamy lingering finish.
Christopher’s Notes: Made with the saignée method, also known as “bleeding”, where shortly after crushing red fruit, a certain amount of juice will be “bled” off, concentrating your remaining wine, and leaving a higher skin to juice ratio. In this case, I was hoping to get a little higer extraction from the skins of my Cabernet Franc, by removing 100 liters or so of this wine. But, what I wasn’t expecting was how absolutely delicious that 100 liters was going to eventually end up!
Cabernet Franc
A grape most traditionally associated with the Loire Valley (Chinon, etc.), it has seen only a moderate amount of attention outside of France. While there are some notable examples of great Cabernet Franc being made round the globe, they are limited. It seems as though the Finger Lakes may be a stronghold for Cab Franc in the new world.
A bit lighter than it’s much more popular offspring Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc excels without the ripeness that Cabernet Sauvignon so often seems to need. Add its thick skins with loose clusters that allow airflow and we have a grape that seems made to excel in our cooler, moist climate. To seal the deal, it is very cold tolerant.
We believe Cabernet Franc will be the iconic red grape of the Finger Lakes before long.
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