2018 Frank Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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About Frank Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2018:

The Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is always an outstanding wine in the winery’s portfolio and the 2018 vintage is no different.

Tasting Notes:

A fresh and clean Napa cabernet with blackcurrants and hints of fresh herbs, such as parsley and thyme. Medium-bodied, delicious and bright. Classic cassis, herbs, and a hint of boysenberry on the nose. With a palate joining an appealing, toasty note of spices. Excellent concentration, fresh acidity, structured tannins, and a long finish.

Barrel Selection:

20 months in 33% new and 67% once- and twice-filled French oak barrels.

Growing Notes:

Sourced primarily from their estate S&J Vineyard in Napa’s Capell Valley and Benjamin Vineyard. Located on the valley floor in the heart of Rutherford. Additional vineyard sources include neighboring Quarry Vineyard and Round Pond Estate. Both in Rutherford, as well as Delouise and Shooting Star Vineyard located in Napa Valley.

Harvest Dates: October, 2018

Winemaking Notes:

Blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Merlot

About The Winery:

Frank Family Vineyards has a small winery mentality, where everything they do has the smallest details in mind. They use only 100% French oak barrels, their refined elegance lending itself to the wines of the same. In 2008, the winery fully renovated with all state-of-the-art equipment. From small-lot fermentation to bottling, everything done on-property, perfecting the many styles within each varietal for fine wines without the grandiose.

Winemaker and General Manager Todd Graff is behind Frank Family’s reputation as a world-class producer of Napa Valley Cabernet and Chardonnay and their Napa Green certification for both land and winery. Prior to joining the family in 2003, Todd’s career began across the globe, where he worked at the steep slate vineyards of Weingut Klaus Schweicher in Mosel, Germany, the sandy soils of Château Yon-Figeac in St.-Émilion, France, and the decomposed granite and sandstone loam soils of Arrowfield Estate in Australia’s Hunter Valley, among others.

Todd honed his craft and grew his technical skills throughout wineries in Napa Valley, including his time as Assistant Winemaker at Stag’s Leap Winery, as Assistant Winemaker and Vineyard Manager at Schramsberg Vineyards, as Sparkling Winemaker at Cordoniu in Napa (now Artesa), and as Winemaker at Sonoma Creek Winery. He played an essential role in our winery’s steady growth over the past 19 vintages including our recognization as “Winery of the Year” by the Connoisseur’s Guide to California Wine in both 2012 and 2017. In 2020, Todd was named “Napa Winemaker of the Year” by the North Bay Business Journal as a result of his positive contributions to the wine industry.