2021 Cabernet Franc Reserve

• Varieties:
  100% Cabernet Franc
• Appellation:
  Templeton Gap District - Paso Robles
• Average brix at harvest:
  24.3
• Alcohol:
  13.6%
• Acidity:
  0.68 g/100 ml
• pH:
  3.39
• Residual sugar:
  0.02 g/100 ml
• Date bottled:
  April 24, 2024
• Cases produced:
  49
• Retail Price:
  $ 60.00

Growing conditions:
Another drought year with 90% of our total rainfall occurring during the last week of January. An unusual frost in late may resulted in a smaller fruit set. The lighter crop coupled with a long warm summer led to earliest finish to harvest at Victor Hugo ever, with a smaller harvest with excellent quality.

Winemaking:
We crushed into a ss fermentor, then added d80 yeast 48 hours later. The must was pumped twice daily for 18 days prior to pressing. After malolactic fermentation, this reserve Cabernet Franc was aged in new and seasoned french and Hungarian oak barrels for 30 months prior to bottling.