The season started with a fairly early bud burst before a late April regional frost. June was both very hot, humid and very wet followed by dry cool weather through July and August. Rain started to fall in September just prior to the first harvest. Great vigneronne skills were required to produce good wines in 2017.

Deepish ruby with a hint of garnet on the rim.

Deepish ruby with a hint of garnet on the rim, the wine shows strawberry, raspberry and blue plum fruit with crushed rose petal and cedar wood. The mid-weight palate exhibits juicy fruit with brisk acidity, velvet tannins and a lengthy finish. Nicely integrated gentle vanilla oak adds dimension, suggesting a good match for artisanal exotic meat terrines or saucissons with cornichons on the side.

Patricia Stefanowicz MW, 2024 Cabernet Franc Global Masters judge's notes.

Bright clear crimson.

B1ockOne Cabernet Franc is a food friendly wine that pairs best with roast meats, baked salmon or tuna and firmer cheeses, particularly goat or yew.

Try serving chilled in summer as an aperitif.

Following malolactic fermentation, the young wine was racked off into barrels for 11 months maturation in 1-3 year old French oak.

Rain started to fall in September just prior to the first harvest.

Fruit was hand selected and picked. The grape bunches was de-stemmed and lightly crushed with further deselection of unwanted berries before charging directly into stainless steel vats.

The wine was removed from barrel into vat, tested and bottled with minimal filtration.