2014 Rolling View Vineyard Cabernet Franc
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2014
Varietal
Cabernet Franc
Vineyard Designation
Rolling View Vineyard
Harvest Date
August 31
Acid
6.1 g/L
pH
3.85
Aging
Aged 3+ months in 100% 1-year-old French oak (Damy Cooperage) and 8 months in 100% neutral oak Twice racked. Un-fined and unfiltered.
Alcohol %
14.3
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
We are huge Cabernet Franc fans at Chateau Tumbleweed and each year we’re torn over blending this single Cab Franc barrel away into Lil Frankie. In our third year working with this fruit, we decided we had to bottle it separately. Rolling View Vineyard has an austerity and restraint unlike its next-door neighbors – one that suits Bordeaux varietals especially well. This wine has an amazing interplay of acid and tannin, a cool dusty spice and classic Cab Franc fruit characters.
Vineyard Notes
95% Cabernet Franc from Rolling View Vineyard. Cochise County, AZ. 4,300 ft. elevation. Harvested Aug. 31st - 3% Syrah from Cimarron Vineyard. Cochise County, AZ. 4,300 ft. elevation. Harvested Sept. 3rd - 2% Tempranillo from Cimarron Vineyard. Cochise County, AZ. 4,300 ft. elevation. Harvested Aug. 29th - Sugar at harvest: 25.2 Brix
Production Notes
Destemmed, but not crushed to open top 1⁄2- and 3⁄4-ton bins. Cold-soaked 24 hours, then inoculated with specially selected yeasts (BDX). Hand punched 3-4 times daily. Inoculated with Malolactic bacteria (Alpha) around 7 Brix. Pressed at dryness after 9 days skin contact. Settled 4 days before barreling.
Production
24 cases
Other Notes
Drink now or cellar 5+ years