Barboursville Vineyards Cabernet Franc Reserve 750 ML

A European grape beautifully grown in Virginia terroir CABERNET FRANC RESERVE This especially food-friendly wine is so varietally characterful and intriguing that its outstanding response to our terroir has sustained its ranking among the most honored and loyally followed wines we produce. We grow vines originating from the Loire Valley as well as Pomerol and St Émilion, as the foundation of a wine famed for elegance and complexity as well as considerable age worthiness. Fermentation 8-12 days on the skins in stainless steel Maceration 10 days Composition 90% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot Aging 12-14 Months, new and used French oak barriques TASTING NOTES: Dark garnet core, brilliant clarity in the glass. Intense, effusively luscious flavors of ripe red berries with caramelised notes of fig, cherry, and plum, elegantly woven together in barrel. Long-finishing and tannically vivid, yet with a remarkably soft palate. FOOD PAIRINGS Braised veal roast served with baby vegetables Tagliolini with breast of duck ragù Roasted lamb with rosemary and garlic over soft polenta