Unusual red grape originally from Northern Italy, it shows full fruit with lots of tannins making new wine drinkers love it and wine connoisseurs swoon. Dynamic.
Suggested Aromas: Ripe dark berry, baking herbs & sweet spices, full fruit palate with supple acidity & firm tannins.
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Blend: 85% Refosco, 15% Abbott Cabernet Franc
Fermentation: Cool, eight-day fermentation
Time aging in oak: 18 months, French Oak
Finish Alcohol: 13.5 %
Acid/pH: 3.5 pH
Production: 150 cases
Age-ability: Should age well through 2024
Best time to drink: Drinking best by 2021-2022
Vineyard: NMV
Elevation: 4,200 ft
Exposure: Flat, lots of exposure
Soil: Sandy loam
FOOD PAIRING: Try with blue cheese, dishes with smoked bacon or a fig reduction sauce over red meat.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED from Great America International Wine Competition.
SILVER MEDAL AWARDED from Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.
BRONZE MEDAL AWARDED from San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition.
