BLUE BOOK TASTE PROFILE

Appellation: Temecula Valley
Varietal: Cabernet Franc


TASTE BENCHMARKS
  Profile #1
Delicate, Aromatic Style
Appearance Medium-dark red.
Aroma Plum, rosewater, camomille, arnica, cumin, cardamom, asian spice, mint, sage, meyer lemon and toffee.
Flavor Delicate, mature sweet lemony fruit. Very spicy, bright flavors, energetic with good density, dried blueberry.
Balance Good acidity and minerality, moderate alcohol.
PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS
Terroir Well-drained, loamy soils with decomposed granite on the Valley floor at 1100 feet. Also some rockier spots at 2500 feet with some igneous influence, resulting in more minerally wines with harder tannins. Hot, rising Palm Desert air to the East daily pulls cooling air from the Pacific 18 miles West through the Rainbow Gap in the coastal mountains.