2015 SINGLE VINEYARD LIMITED CAB FRANC
Tasting notes
Juicy ripe strawberries dusted with semi-sweet cocoa powder. Dried sage, earth, mild spice and a touch of peppermint. Herb infused chocolate and strawberry flavors marry well with the bright tart entry followed by a long, smooth and supple finish.
Grapes are from Jolet Estate Vineyard which is in the Red Mountain AVA. This wine was cold soaked overnight then inoculated with yeast, fermented for 5 days on skins while being pumped over twice daily before pressing to barrels, where it was inoculated with malo-lactic bacteria. It was 100% barrel aged for 18 months in 67% new American oak.
Harvest Notes: Heat, heat and more heat! That was 2015. A warm, dry Spring led to a hot, dry summer. Heat remained for the first part of harvest and grapes came in early. The hottest year on record. Ripe flavors and the Brix that go with it were no problem this vintage and it was a very fast, short growing season. One problem for wine makers was the early ripening of all varieties which made it challenging for harvesting grapes at their optimum, however the wines have been delicious. The 2015 harvest resulted in the earliest picking date ever of red grapes for Hedges on Red Mountain.
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Varietal | Cabernet Franc |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Cabernet Franc |
| Appellation | Red Mountain AVA |
| Vineyard | 100% Jolet Vineyard |
| Acid | 6.5 g/L |
| PH | 3.88 |
| Alcohol | 13.50% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
