Cabernet Franc

Name: Cabernet Franc
Brand: Caladan
SKU: cabernet-franc-2017
Price: 275 EUR
Availability: InStock

Perfect pairing

Pairs withred meat, grilled meat, mature cheeses

Glassware

Serving temperature17–18°C

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A rare single-varietal Cabernet Franc from Napa Valley, made under the same philosophy of utmost attention in the vineyard and minimal intervention in the cellar that Chris Carpenter applies to all his mountain wines.

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Wine profile

Taste styleDry

TanninHigh

AcidityMed+

AlcoholHigh

Body / TextureFull

Characteristics

StyleRed

Wine houseCaladan

GrapeCabernet Franc

CountryUnited States

RegionNapa Valley

Year2018

AgeingFrench oak

Volume75 cl

Drinking window2025–2033

Item no.KW123017

StyleRed

Wine houseCaladan

GrapeCabernet Franc

CountryUnited States

RegionNapa Valley

Year2018

AgeingFrench oak

Volume75 cl

Drinking window2025–2033

Item no.KW123017

100% Cabernet Franc, from high-altitude Napa parcels. Aged in French oak with a high proportion of new wood, for around 18 months.

Store the bottles lying down in a cool, dark place at a constant temperature of 12-16°C. Avoid light and vibration. Consult the drinking window for the ideal moment to open.

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The wine house

Caladan

Napa Valley

Caladan is one of the newer additions to winemaker Chris Carpenter's mountain portfolio within Jackson Family Wines, drawing fruit from, among others, one of the company's highest vineyards on Spring Mountain, at around 2,000 feet. As with Lokoya and Cardinale, the focus here is on expressing extreme, mountainous Napa terroirs: places where the vine has to fight for every drop of juice. Carpenter has worked for Jackson Family Wines for decades and is regarded as a specialist in mountain Cabernet. He now heads five Napa houses at once, plus Hickinbotham in Australia. Worth knowing: Caladan belongs to the same family of wines as Lokoya and Cardinale, every one of them the work of a single winemaker. Chris Carpenter has farmed nothing but mountain vineyards for more than 25 years.

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