Pagoda Series Cabernet Franc, Spring Mountain 2019
Energetic and vibrant this wine showcases bright red fruit: raspberry, cranberry, and maraschino cherry to start. True to the variety, some herbal notes also become discernible and complimentary to the fruit profile: sage, star-anise, and white pepper. On the palate, this wine is lithe and delicate, but it perfectly captures the playful nature of this blend and site.
Pagoda Series Cabernet Franc, Spring Mountain 2019
Energetic and vibrant this wine showcases bright red fruit: raspberry, cranberry, and maraschino cherry to start. True to the variety, some herbal notes also become discernible and complimentary to the fruit profile: sage, star-anise, and white pepper. On the palate, this wine is lithe and delicate, but it perfectly captures the playful nature of this blend and site.
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Description
Energetic and vibrant this wine showcases bright red fruit: raspberry, cranberry, and maraschino cherry to start. True to the variety, some herbal notes also become discernible and complimentary to the fruit profile: sage, star-anise, and white pepper. On the palate, this wine is lithe and delicate, but it perfectly captures the playful nature of this blend and site.
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VINEYARD
The Newton’s purchased the Spring Mountain property in 1977. Working with almost 500 acres of mountainous and heavily forested terrain, they planted a 73-acre vineyard—approximately 6 acres of which was Cabernet Franc. The soils are characterized by a complex combination of both sedimentary and volcanic origin, and are moderately fertile and well-drained.
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
Abundant rainfall early in the year ensured that the soil stayed moist well into the spring. This helped to set-up healthy canopies along with good flowering and fruit-set. As the season progressed, we saw predictably warm days in summer, but the heat was often mitigated by long-cool foggy mornings. Temperatures became milder as we got closer to the harvest-time and it enabled us to hang the fruit out a bit longer to maximize color, flavor, and structure. Overall, 2019 delivered exceptional fruit with bright acidity and ample texture proving to be an amazing vintage.
VINIFICATION
Preceding any fermentation, a rigorous selection process of bunch sorting by hand, destemming, and subsequent optical sorting occur to make sure that we select only berries of optimal ripeness. These grapes hailed from one single block on Spring Mountain and were vinified in a small stainless tank, 18 days on skins. It was pressed and put to age in French-oak barrels for 18 months, 65% new oak, before being bottled unfiltered.