Arnot-Roberts, Cabernet Franc 2021, Watson Ranch Vineyard, American Canyon, Napa Valley, CA

This earthy, fruity, and spicy Cabernet Franc has balanced notes of ripe plum and green bell and black pepper.

COUNTRY: USA

STATE: CA

APPELLATION (AVA): Napa Valley

SUBREGION: American Canyon

VINEYARDS: Watson Ranch Vineyard

VINTAGE: 2021

GRAPES: Cabernet Franc

SOIL: Calcareous clay over limestone

PRACTICE: Organic farming

VINIFICATION: Fermented with 100% stems and native yeasts, aged 10 months in neutral French oak barrels

STYLE: Still

COLOR: Medium Ruby

BODY: Medium (5-6)

TASTE: Dry

PRIMARY AROMAS: Ripe plum, black pepper

FLAVOR: Fresh red cherry, bell pepper, balanced and clean finish

FORMAT: 750 ml

ALCOHOL: 11.5%

SERVICE AND SUGGESTION: Pair with steak or lamb seasoned with herbs or pepper 

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: 
"Arnot-Roberts Wines is a joint project of schoolhood friends, Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts. Since founding their winery in 2001, the duo has been one of the most progressive and revolutionary producers on the California landscape. Together with a small group of fellow trailblazers, they have led the way to help re-define the paradigm of what California wine can be and taste like.

Like all great winemakers, the cornerstone of their approach starts with a dedication to finding uber-distinctive and often extreme and unique vineyard sites spanning from Mendocino County to the north and to the far reaches of the Santa Cruz Mountains to the south. Interestingly, before Arnot-Roberts, the majority of these vineyards had been previously completely unknown or totally unheralded. It has only been due to their uncanny sleuthing ability - seeing what might be "possible' - that the duo has been able to understand and unlock the potential of these amazing vineyard sites.”

ABOUT THE VINEYARDS: 
Watson Ranch Vineyard is perched on a steep hillside overlooking the San Pablo Bay at the southernmost end of the Napa Valley. The ranch was named after early Napa attorney, Augustus Watson, who owned the property in the early 1900s. Exposed and unprotected from the elements, this wind-whipped site was planted in 1993 by the talented Napa Valley veteran grower Salvador Ramos. The Cabernet Franc comes from a sigle acre planted in 2014.

ABOUT THE LABEL: The label was designed by Margrit Biever Mondavi, Nathan Roberts’ grandmother.