Michael Shaps Franc Blanc 2020

The Franc Blanc is new addition this year and provides a completely different style of wine to the lineup. Cabernet Franc is of course a red variety, so to achieve the “blanc” status we quickly separated the grape skins from the juice to allow for minimum skin contact, which is where almost all of the color of a wine comes from. The result is a fantastic copper color and a rich but not intense mouthfeel. The wine was left to age in both new and neutral French oak barrels for about 22 months which imparted some excellent secondary flavors of vanilla and toast. The oak also helped soften the texture which balances out the elevated acidity.