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Frank Family Vineyards "Rutherford Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon - 2017

Name: Frank Family Vineyards "Rutherford Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon
Brand: Frank
SKU: 17012
Price: 99.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 17012 750mL

Frank Family owns 233 acres of vineyard located in Napa, Carneros, Rutherford and Capell Valley in eastern Napa County. Their reserve Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Rutherford vineyard. The wine shows a deep and opaque garnet color. On the nose, aromas of blackberry, dark cherry, vanilla, cloves, and leather emerge from the glass. The full-bodied wine envelopes the palate with tannin and flavors of blackberries, cloves, and coffee. Drink now or age for the next ten years.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2017

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

Napa

Appellation/Village

Rutherford

Producer

Frank

Grape Variety

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Staff Pick Notes

This superb reserve Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the great Rutherford vineyard, owned by Frank Family Vineyards, considered to have one of better tasting rooms in Napa. It was first constructed in 1884 and was the base of Kornell Champagne Cellars in the 1950s before Rich Frank (former president of Walt Disney Studios) bought it in 1992. Derived from stellar vineyard sites, this charming wine exhibits the Rutherford appellation’s signature earthy and dusty-road tone. Fresh with notes of cassis, mocha, red currant, and minerals. Full-bodied, bold, and well structured, it shows an underlying softness and finds plenty of length and refinement. Shining in toasted oak, blackberries, and cinnamon. Dark chocolate lingers around a subtle hint of vanilla on the finish.

- RDC

Glossary

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Cabernet Sauvignon

The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California, positioning it at the forefront of the New World wine scene as well. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon has a...