Keuka Lake Vineyards, Cabernet Franc 2014, Finger Lakes, NY

This Cabernet Franc is blended from two vineyards overlooking Seneca and Keuka lake resulting in a balance of delicate fruit, spice, and acidity.

COUNTRY: United State of America (USA)

STATE: NY

APPELLATION (AVA): Finger Lakes

REGION: Upstate New York

VINEYARDS: Overlook Farms & Keuka Lake Estate Vineyard

VINTAGE: 2014

GRAPES:  Cabernet Franc

SOIL: Glacial till (a mixture of glacially laid rocks, sand, silt, and clay)

PRACTICE: Vegan friendly, sustainable

STYLE: Still

COLOR: Medium Ruby

BODY: Light to Medium (3-4)

TASTE: Dry

PRIMARY AROMAS: Soft red fruit, bell pepper, spices

FLAVOR: Fine tannins, delicate red fruit, barnyard, present acidity

FORMAT: 750 ml

ALCOHOL: 11%

SERVICE AND SUGGESTION:
Pair with braised chicken with gochujang or tomato-based dishes

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: 
Keuka Lake Vineyards is a small farmstead estate winery that produces world-class wines in a distinctively dry style. Each vintage of just a few thousand cases ensures exclusive bottlings that are truly unique. The house style is based on minimal intervention winemaking with a faith in both the vineyard and the vintage.

ABOUT THE VINEYARDS: 
“Our vineyards lie on the eastern and western slopes above the southern end of Keuka Lake and are an eclectic mix of young and adolescent Vitis vinifera and old hybrid plantings. They range in age from new and young plantings of Gewurtztraminer, Cabernet Franc,  and Vignoles to 18 year-old Riesling and 65 year-old Leon Millot and Delaware vines. We work hard to control the quality of our fruit because we know that great wine can only be made from balanced, flavorful grapes.”

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