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Free Form Cabernet Franc 2017
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFree Form is now a standalone label put out by the folks at Haywire Winery. The philosophy, strictly enforced, makes low, to no intervention winemaking, to merely express an unadulterated, authentic view of the Okanagan. This franc comes off Esther Vineyard, a certified organic site in Kaleden, just south of the city of Penticton on the west side of the valley. It was whole bunch pressed into three young, large (3600L) barrels and two amphoras where it fermented with native yeasts until the following spring. After eight months of skin contact, the wine was pressed off and blended into a concrete tank where it settled naturally before bottling unfined and unfiltered in August 2018. The result is an inviting, juicy, pure red with strong links to plums dressed in dried herbs and licorice with a dry, leafy, fresh finish. There’s a minimum of tannin here that should melt away by late 2019. A mushroom burger would be an excellent match.Tasted: 06 December 2018Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $44.90 | 750ml | winery online, hotels, restaurants |
Grape: Cabernet FrancCSPC: 202849UPC: 626990325666
