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2017 Frank Family Vineyards RHF Cabernet Sauvignon

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February 11, 2024 - $61

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RATINGS

92The Wine Advocate

...with notes of baked berries, plum preserves, espresso, olives and cedar chest with a crème de cassis core. Full, firm and grainy, the palate offers bright freshness, finishing long and layered.

92+ Jeb Dunnuck

...rocking notes of blackcurrants, smoke tobacco, chocolate, lead pencil shavings, and cedarwood. With medium to full body, nicely integrated acidity as well as fine tannins...beautifully balanced, elegant wine...

91Vinous / IWC

...soft, supple and easygoing... Sweet red cherry, cedar, tobacco, crushed flowers and licorice give the 2017 lovely aromatic presence to match its mid-weight, understated personality.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford

Rutherford AVA is just north of the Oakville AVA in the heart of Napa Valley, and it is equally distinguished. It is home to Beaulieu Vineyard and inglenook, arguably Napa Valley’s most historically influential wineries. Inglenook started making in wine in the late 19th century, and Beaulieu Vineyards was producing by the first years of the 20th century. BV founder Georges de Latour is particularly esteemed for having recruited Andre Tchelistcheff, a renowned research oenologist, to move from France to Napa Valley in 1938 and run BV’s winemaking. The legendary Tchelistcheff brought European winemaking techniques to Napa Valley and vastly improved wine quality. Other Rutherford winemakers followed his lead. Today there are 5,000 vineyard acres in Rutherford and many acclaimed producers. The famous Silverado Trail with its exclusive, limited production wineries, runs partly through Rutherford AVA. Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignons are characterized by supple tannins, richness, notes of cherry and plum, depth and the ability to age for several decades. Besides Cabernet Sauvignon the AVA also grows Chardonnay, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel. It received its AVA designation in 1994.

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.