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Jacob Franklin

Jacob Franklin
2018 Judge Family Vineyard, Grenache, Sonoma County

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Grenache

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.8%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$48

Jacob Franklin
2018 Judge Family Vineyard, Grenache, Sonoma County

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Grenache

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.8%
Dusty violet color. Aromas and flavors of ripe plum, Montmorency cherry, spiced strawberry tart, and geranium with a lightly tannic, vibrant, dryish light body and a graceful, medium-length finish imparting impressions of seedy toast with light oak flavor. Graceful Sonoma style, great integration and balance.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity & Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: ripe plum, montmorency cherry, spiced strawberry tart, and geranium
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with impressions of seedy toast
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Graceful Sonoma style, great integration and balance.

The Producer

Jacob Franklin Wines

The Producer
PO Box 2512
Yountville, CA 94599
USA
1 707-666-2989

Their Portfolio

95 Jacob Franklin 2014 Hoffman Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 15.2% (USA) $75.00.
95 Jacob Franklin 2015 Hoffman Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 15.2% (USA) $75.00.
93 Jacob Franklin 2016 Hoffman Lane, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 15% (USA) $75.00.
93 Jacob Franklin 2014 Camusi Vineyard #6 Mon Chou, Napa Valley 14.6% (USA) $70.00.
92 Jacob Franklin 2015 Camusi Vineyard #6 Mon Chou, Napa Valley 14.6% (USA) $70.00.
93 Jacob Franklin 2016 Camusi Vineyard #6 Mon Chou, Napa Valley 14% (USA) $70.00.
93 Jacob Franklin 2014 Holbrook Mitchell Vineyard, Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley 14.8% (USA) $75.00.
92 Jacob Franklin 2015 Holbrook Mitchell Vineyard, Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley 14.4% (USA) $75.00.
92 Jacob Franklin 2016 Holbrook Mitchell Vineyard, Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley 15% (USA) $75.00.
92 Jacob Franklin 2014 Hayne Vineyard, Petite Sirah, Napa Valley 14.4% (USA) $50.00.
93 Jacob Franklin 2017 Frediani Vineyard, Petite Sirah, Napa Valley 15.2% (USA) $50.00.
93 Jacob Franklin 2015 Leeds and Pesch Vineyard, Petite Sirah, Napa Valley 13.9% (USA) $45.00.
92 Jacob Franklin 2016 Leeds and Pesch Vineyard, Petite Sirah, Napa Valley 14.4% (USA) $45.00.
90 Jacob Franklin 2018 Judge Family Vineyard, Grenache, Sonoma County 14.8% (USA) $48.00.
91 Jacob Franklin 2019 Judge Family Vineyard, Grenache, Sonoma County 13.9% (USA) $48.00.
93 Jacob Franklin 2019 Morisoli Vineyard, Zinfandel, Rutherford, Napa Valley 14.2% (USA) $52.00.

Grenache

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Grenache is the world's most widely planted red variety, yet its fame is primarily as a blending variety. The most famous examples are in the Rhone Valley as part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas, in Spain (where it is known as Garnacha) in Priorat reds, and in Australia, where it is often blended with Shiraz.

Grenache on its own is a light red wine; indeed there are numerous versions of Grenache rosé from France and Spain' respectively, these wines are Tavel and Navarra Rosé. Tannins are very light and aromas are of wild strawberry, rhubarb and geranium.

There are also small amounts of Grenache grown in Italy (in Sardinia, as Cannonau) and the United States.