Early Mountain - Quaker Run Cabernet Franc 2019

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Producer	Early Mountain
Country	United States
Region	Virginia
Subregion	Shenandoah Valley
Varietal	Cabernet Franc
Vintage	2019
Sku	25215
Size	750ml

 

Winemaker Note: This is our fourth vintage of bottling Block 1 of Quaker Run Vineyard on its own, and we love tasting it in contrast to the other four Cabernet Franc bottlings from 2019.  Quaker Run manages to bring more structure and density without being overly tannic or acidic; mostly we find amplification of precision, and the wine carries the hallmark of mountain fruit that we find in most wines from Quaker Run

Wine description:   We like to say our approach to Cabernet Franc is more Burgundy than Bordeaux, meaning we look for silky rather than tannic structure and favor the aromatic potential of the grape over the flavor of the barrel. We should also point out that much of the Franc that we work with lends itself to this approach. The result is a wine that leads with fruit, framing classical herbal notes; a wine that has richness without feeling heavy. Since we work with reduction in Cab Franc, the fruit and herbs are highlighted by savory, umami notes of mushroom and damp, fertile soil. We now have three vintages of Quaker Cab Franc and all are marked by aromatic focus and purity of fruit. In 2019 we feel a bit more weight from the ripeness, but it’s “all muscle”, and it reads as compact power rather than heaviness.