Propietary Name |
Force de la Nature |
Name Meaning |
Force of Nature |
Varietal composition |
Cabernet Franc |
Type of wine |
Vineyard designated |
Appellation |
Oakville, Napa Valley |
Vineyard singularity |
Morlet Family ‘Cœur de Vallée’ Vineyard
Bale soils, loamy topsoil on loamy & clay-loamy subsoils
|
Typical harvest date |
October |
Picking |
Manual, small lugs, refer truck |
Sorting |
Cluster by cluster,
berry per berry |
Fermentation |
Through native yeast.
Punch downs
Tank and Puncheons |
Upbringing |
16 months
French oak from artisan coopers |
Bottling |
Unfiltered |
Cellaring time |
10+ years |
Serving |
Room temperature
Decanting recommended |