2017 MC Signature CFM Napa Valley

APPELLATION:  NAPA VALLEY

COMPOSITION:  50% CABERNET FRANC FROM ST. HELENA, 50% MERLOT FROM OAK KNOLL

WINEMAKING:  THE FRUIT WAS PUNCHED-CAP FERMENTED AND THEN BARREL-AGED IN FRENCH OAK FOR OVER 38 MONTHS PRIOR TO BLENDING AND BOTTLING.

TASTING NOTES:  SAGE, CLOVE, AND RHUBARB UPFRONT WITH A BIT OF CEDAR CIGAR BOX NOTES.  ON THE PALATE, THE CLOVE MINGLES WITH A RICH MIX OF POMEGRANATE AND RED CURRANT FRUIT AND A HINT OF MINT MAKING THIS A SPICY WINE WITH A RIGHT BANK BORDEAUX COMPLEXITY.  FULL-BODIED, BRIGHT, AND BALANCED WITH A LONG FINISH.

SPECS: ALC:  14.9% pH:  3.44 TA:  0.67 RS:  0.08