2019 | Ironstone Vineyards | Reserve Cabernet Franc

The Reserve 2019 Cabernet Franc is an elegant, rich yet soft wine. With fleshy black cherry, blackberry and spicy oak aromas this seductive Cabernet Franc is worth drinking now or cellaring for a special occasion. Succulent, dark fruit flavors of plum, black cherry with a hint of sweet oak fills the palate and gives way to a smooth, medium finish.

Reviews:

• Tasting Panel: Lush and spicy, with deep color, ripe plum, fine structure, and a long and elegant finish.

• Wine Enthusiast: This big, bold yet velvety wine is filled to the brim with black cherry, dark chocolate and other baking spices, with a blanket of soft tannins for a rich, mouthclinging texture. It shows excellent depth and quite a bit of complexity.

Producer Information

Ironstone Vineyards is a sizeable, family-owned wine producer situated in the Sierra Foothills region of central, inland California. It has more than 2000 hectares (5000 acres) of vineyards in both the Sierra Foothills and Lodi AVAs, which are planted to an array of classic Californian grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Petite Sirah, Viognier, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir. In 1948, founder John Kautz acquired five hectares (12 acres) of land that he planted to vineyard. Today, Ironstone Vineyards is still managed by the Kautz family, who named the estate after the limestone and schist rock slopes from which they carved out their wine cellars – known as the "wine caverns" – and laid the foundations for their winery. The miners who carried out the project said it was like "blasting through iron". The wine caverns have the capacity to hold up to 1500 French and American oak barrels. These provide the ideal temperature and humidity conditions for the storage of wine, remaining at a constant 60? (16?) and 70 percent humidity throughout the year. Ironstone Vineyards makes a wide portfolio of wines and is one of the USA's largest wine companies. The Classic, Reserve and Obsession ranges come under the Ironstone brand name, but the company also produces a number of stand-alone brands including Christine Andrew and Leaping Horse Vineyards.

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