2020 Comptoir Wine Co. Cabernet Franc

The 2020 was sourced from an amazing site in Santa Ynez called Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, located in the Happy Canyon AVA, and sheltered by the marine winds on the eastern fringe of the Santa Rita Hills. Planted to mostly Bordeaux varieties, the TTT vineyards are geologically diverse with serpentine, magnesium silicate, iron oxide composite, and crystalline quartz “chert” with a topsoil of clay loam that naturally reduces vigor.

The few rows of Cabernet Franc at TTT produced bunches just half the size of others in the area, and the 2020 cuvée is 100% TTT. The grapes were destemmed and aged in neutral French oak. We are excited to have the opportunity to work with Cab Franc from this vineyard as our first offering, an easy-drinking, medium-bodied, fresh style that's loaded with flavors of plum, blackberry, baking spices, and sandalwood. It has a pronounced “umami” salinity from the nearby ocean air, and a luminosity from the 2020 vintage that makes it a perfect match for saucisson, charcuterie, and of course the ubiquitous burger or pizza night!