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Free Form Cabernet Franc 2017

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFree Form is Haywire's stand alone, low / no intervention line of wines, intended as an honest, unadulterated view of the Okanagan. This cabernet franc is from Esther Vineyard in Kaleden, was whole bunch pressed into three young, large (3600L) barrels and two amphorae where it fermented with native yeasts until the following spring. After eight months of skin contact the wine was pressed off and blended into concrete tank where it settled naturally prior to bottling unfined and unfiltered in August 2018. Juicy, youthful, and raw with downy plum, pitchy grip, and a sapid, green edge that rides to a snappy, balsamic finish. Tightly hugging that concrete texture, this fresh red is best taken with a chill.Tasted: 21 August 2018Tasted by: Prices:
BC$44.90750mlwinery online, hotels, restaurants
Producer: Haywire by Okanagan Crush PadDistributors: Winery Direct
Grape: Cabernet FrancCSPC: 202849UPC: 626990325666