Yorkville Cellars 2003 Cabernet Franc, Rennie Vineyard

Winemaker Tasting Notes:
Rich and full bodied, with lots of Bing cherry and blueberry fruit. Hints of licorice, toasted spice and herbs on the nose. Good structure with moderate tannins.

Vineyard Notes:
Grapes were gently crushed, controlling berry breakage as much as possible. They were put in open top fermenters, and received three days of cold soak before inoculation with yeast. Fermentation was held at 80 degrees F, and continued until dryness. The tanks were then drained and pomace removed by hand and transferred to the press where it recieved a gentle pressing. All wine was combined and allowed to settle in a tank for 24 hours, then racked into oak coperage for ageing. We used 80% French oak for this wine. After approximately 18 months in oak, the wines were racked into a tank, fined with organic eggwhites, and loosely filtered before bottling.

Technical Notes:

Appellation:	Yorkville Highlands
Varietal Content:	79% Cabernet Franc and 21% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol:	13.5%
TA:	0.66 g/100ml
pH:	3.66
RS:	0.4%
Free sulfite at bottling:	37 parts per million