"Big Daddy" - 2021 Cabernet Franc, White Cat Vineyard, Livermore Valley
"Big Daddy" - 2021 Cabernet Franc, White Cat Vineyard, Livermore Valley
GOLD & SILVER - 6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CABERNET FRANC COMPETITION
Smooth, seductive, and rich, and statuesque with lovely tannins, this lush wine is shimmering with appeal, wrapping itself around you like a velvet robe. Leather, cedar, tobacco and blackberry jam aromas wow you from the first whiff, then warms with a flood of rich red velvety chocolate cake.
Pair with elk tenderloin with sage and juniper; bison filet with rosemary compound butter; pork chile verde; chile relenos; chicken enchiladas with salsa verde; mushroom, rosemary Asiago and leek pizza with balsamic and EVOO drizzle
100% Cabernet Franc
White Cat Vineyard
Neutral and once-used French oak for 33 months
pH: 3.5
TA: 7.5
Alc. 14.5%
Cases Produced: 73
Grower: Bill Johnson