Winery Sapphire HillCabernet Franc
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The Cabernet Franc of the Winery Sapphire Hill is in the top 0 of wines of Alexander Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sapphire Hill's Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Mècle
Light, simple fruity reds with a pale, lightly coloured ruby robe, soft tannins and an airy palate with moderate acidity, with understated aromas of red fruits. Discreet rustic profile. Almost vanished from commercial cultivation, preserved in INRAE variety collections; bears witness to the pre-phylloxera ampelographic diversity of the southern French vineyards. Rare French black variety, once grown in the south-east.
Informations about the Winery Sapphire Hill
The Winery Sapphire Hill is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alexander Valley
Sonoma's warmest AVA on gravelly soils: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king (>50% of plantings) — powerful, elegant reds with ripe black fruits, dry herbs and tobacco, velvety tannins and fresh acidity, long ageing. Bordeaux blends with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec for structure and complexity. Also old-vine Zinfandel, balanced Merlot and Chardonnay. AVA recognised in 1984 in the Russian River valley, ripe tannic identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart
Small stem from a quick bud that is removed during thinning.
