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2023 Osmote Cabernet Franc Seneca Lake, New York, USA
$26.00
Pre-order item. Expected to land early May 2025.
This is a single vineyard Cabernet Franc sourced from Sawmill Creek Vineyard. The vines are planted north to south on an east-facing steep hillside on Seneca Lake. The vines were planted in the 1990s to Clone 214, which originated in the Loire valley.
Hand harvested and the grapes were sorted at the winery and split to two fermenters. One fermenter of whole cluster fruit and one fermenter of wholly destemmed fruit. Wine is un-inoculated and instead undergoes natural fermentation with a combination of gentle pumpovers, punchdowns, and treading for a total of 22 days on skins. Tanks are drained and pressed using a basket press, and free run wine is combined with the press fraction then immediately barreled to finish primary and secondary fermentation by nature in 400L barrels. Barrels are racked twice during aging and the wine is bottled unfiltered.136 cases produced.
Hand harvested and the grapes were sorted at the winery and split to two fermenters. One fermenter of whole cluster fruit and one fermenter of wholly destemmed fruit. Wine is un-inoculated and instead undergoes natural fermentation with a combination of gentle pumpovers, punchdowns, and treading for a total of 22 days on skins. Tanks are drained and pressed using a basket press, and free run wine is combined with the press fraction then immediately barreled to finish primary and secondary fermentation by nature in 400L barrels. Barrels are racked twice during aging and the wine is bottled unfiltered.136 cases produced.
Specs
- Country United States
- Region New York
- Appellation Finger Lakes
- Style Red Wine
- Producer Osmote
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Cabernet Franc
- Food Pairings Steak!, Red Sauce, Gamey Meats, Pizza Night, Braised Things
- Characteristics Flexes w/ Food, East Coast