Detert Family Vineyard - Cabernet Franc Oakville 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Detert Family Vineyard
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Oakville
Varietal	Cabernet Franc
Vintage	2021
Sku	39094
Size	750ml

  

WS

93

V

93

This exquisite wine, crafted from 85% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, hails from the historic To Kalon Vineyard, where vines planted in 1979 thrive in deep, well-drained Coombs gravelly loam soils. Practicing organic and sustainable farming methods, including hand-harvesting and deficit irrigation, ensure the grapes reach their full potential. The winemaking process involves multiple small lot fermentations, with varying skin contact times to develop both complex flavors and fresh aromas. Aged for 18 months in French oak, this wine offers a delicious and supple experience. On the palate, it reveals a dense, lush texture with flavors of licorice, dark chocolate, currant, and fig preserves, all supported by a silky tannin structure. The long, plush finish unfolds with notes of dried herbs, anise, sandalwood, and cocoa, creating a truly captivating and immediately enjoyable wine.

Detert Family Vineyards is owned and operated by Tom Garrett, John Garrett and Bill Cover. The foundation for our interest in wine was laid four generations ago and made possible by our great grandmother who purchased our family vineyard in 1953. Over the decades, our passion for winegrowing was cultivated under the tutelage of our grandparents and parents, who as amateurs crafted legendary Napa Valley Cabernets during their time.

Our mission is to continue the family winegrowing legacy established by our parents and grandparents, which is to craft exceptional wines from this unique location in Oakville and to share them with people who appreciate the care, and attention to quality, that go into our family crafted wines.

This delivers a gorgeous beam of cassis, plum reduction and black cherry puree flavors inlaid with a strident graphite edge. Violet, sweet tobacco and anise accents form a suave backdrop, with a late tug of iron. Shows serious juice. Best from 2025 through 2038. 195 cases made.

The 2021 Cabernet Franc is gorgeous. Crushed flower, rose petals, mint, blood orange, spice and mocha lend notable aromatic brilliance to this mid-weight, refreshing offering from Detert. Bright acids pull it all together in style.