2019 Tessier Cabernet Franc

El Dorado County, California

Garnet color in the glass with purple magenta hues. Black cherry, charred eggplant along with ripe raspberry are the first to attack. As you settle in, more subtle notes reveal themselves, such as violets, powdered sugar, spruce needles and freshly roasted coffee beans. 33% whole cluster, native fermentation, pumpovers, and aged in neutral French oak for 16 months. From the Camino Alto Vineyard. 12.2% abv. 192 cases made.