The new vintage
of PALAZZO 2009 Cabernet Franc is delicate
& aromatic - yet again another beautiful
example of just how delicious Cabernet Franc from Napa Valley can
be! The wine is showing wonderfully right now with
gorgeous floral tones of
crushed violets, lavender and red cherries laced throughout the
nose. On the palate the wine dances with an elegance & finesse rarely seen in Napa
Valley Cabernet Franc. The acidity & structure show a
purity & balance revealing
crushed cherries, black currants & red raspberry fruit – with a
spiciness and hint of earth & minerality. The mouth feel is
rich & pure, with a lovely supple mid-palate texture – along
with a wonderful, elegant finish!
For
those of you who aren’t aware, the 2009 vintage was a difficult one
that threw all of us in Napa Valley quite a curve ball. In fact, the 2009 growing season
is on record as the coldest vintage ever recorded in Napa
Valley! As a result, I
was forced to drop tons of fruit (“green harvest”) in the vineyard
mid-summer in an attempt to fully ripen the remaining
fruit.
Heartbreak! My work at
harvest on the sorting table was also the most painstakingly
selective process in the history of Palazzo Wine… and that’s saying
a lot! By hand-harvesting and hand-sorting the precious clusters of
Cabernet Franc I was able to create a wine I’m exceptionally proud
of. However, please be
aware that instead of reaching my goal of producing 600 cases to
satisfy the demand of both my restaurant accounts across the
country, as well as a growing legion of Palazzo Wine collectors, I
ended up with 200 beautiful cases. This is why if you’d like to
stock your cellar with this new vintage – and I wholeheartedly
recommend you do! - I’m forced to impose a 6-bottle maximum
allocation.
My love affair with the wines produced from the Bordeaux region of
France began over 30 years ago. Particularly, wines from the
small, family owned Chateau’s that dot the rolling hillsides of the
beautiful ‘Right Bank’ countryside of St.
Emilion & Pomerol.
It is from there that my inspiration and passion for producing
PALAZZO WINE continues
to come.
Our goal
at PALAZZO WINE is, and
always will be, to produce beautiful wines of outstanding quality,
with distinction and class! Wines that are both ‘powerful and elegant’
… and pair well with a
broad range of foods … reminiscent of the style and quality of
wines that come from the wonderful ‘Right Bank’ region of Bordeaux,
Franc!
~ A votre sante! . . .
Scott Palazzo
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