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2018 Terrassen Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc

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Winery notes: "Cabernet Franc (Loire clones) sourced from a 30-year-old vineyard on the East Side of Seneca Lake, planted on gravel, clay & shale. Harvest followed by gentle foot-trodding and a 10-day cold soak prior (partial Carbonic Maceration). 50% Whole Cluster, fermented with a combination of Indigenous Yeasts, Burgundy yeast & Rhone yeast (all separate tanks/ferments) for nearly 2 months in open-top fermenters, 2x daily punch-downs. Moved to old barrique for malolactic fermentation & 8-month elevage, bottled unfined & unfiltered."

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2018 Terrassen Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc

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Cabernet Franc

- While Cabernet Franc, a parent with Sauvignon Blanc to the ubiquitous Cabernet Sauvignon, frequently plays second fiddle in Bordeaux blends (though it does get more props on the Right Bank, where it dominates Cheval Blanc), this lighter, higher acid/lower tannin, early-maturing, perfumed red varietal is far from a wallflower. It is the headliner in the Loire Valley appellations of Saumur-Champigny, Bourgueil, St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Chinon and Anjou-Villages, where it makes exceptional, food-friendly wines. Outside of France, Cabernet Franc can be found in northern Italy, particularly in Friuli and in California where it is frequently used as a blending grape in Bordeaux-style wines. Heartier in the cold than Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc is gaining a foothold in northern and eastern wine regions like Canada, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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United States

- When people consider domestic wine, they normally think about the state of California. The fine viticultural Region within California, including the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Cruz Mountains, Mendocino and Santa Barbara, are capable of growing grapes of world-class quality. But there's plenty of fabulous wine coming from other states, too. Oregon, Washington and New York are also causing eyebrows (and glassware) to be raised around the world.

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New York

- Grape production is a significant part of this North Eastern state's agricultural economy. New York produces more wine than any other state in the US, with the exception of California. The wine market in New York City is also one of the world's most competitive, and this has inspired the growth of many small, private wineries throughout the state's producing regions (Finger Lakes, Lake Erie, and the Hudson River). Another interesting development is the introduction of an entirely new region along the eastern end of Long Island.