Winery Alta CellarsCabernet Franc
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The Cabernet Franc of the Winery Alta Cellars is in the top 0 of wines of Wahluke Slope.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alta Cellars's Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Araignan
Simple, fresh whites with a pale golden robe, supple palate with moderate acidity, showing understated citrus and white flower aromas. Discreet rustic Béarnais profile. Now almost extinct, preserved in a few heritage plots of Béarn and studied for its ampelographic and historical interest. White French autochtone variety from the South-West, in Béarn, very rare.
Informations about the Winery Alta Cellars
The Winery Alta Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Wahluke Slope to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Wahluke Slope
Warm well-drained Washington AVA (Columbia Valley, Grant County) facing south over the Columbia: Cabernet Sauvignon signature king red — opulent and ripe with notes of blackcurrant, black cherry, blackberry, chocolate, cedar and spice touch, round tannins and long finish. Dense savoury Syrah as companion (blackberry, blueberry, pepper, smoked meat). Fleshy Merlot also signature. AVA (2006), constant southern slope, deep aeolian sands, dry continental, ~20% of state harvest.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Light (taste of)
Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.
