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2013 Frank Family Napa Zinfandel
2013 Frank Family Napa Zinfandel

Frank Family Vineyards
2013 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

"Voted #1" - The Bay Area A-List
Gold Medal - Savor (North of the Gate) - April 2016
Gold Medal - San Diego Wine & Spirits Challenge - May 2016
Gold Medal - Orange County Fair - June 2016
Gold Medal - International Women's Wine Competition - June 2016

Frank Family sources from all over Napa Valley for the grapes for their Zinfandel, and this allows them to make a consistently outstanding bottle of wine each and every year. This family run winery is one of the stars of Napa Valley, yet maintains pricing that makes it a reasonable bottle to open for any occasion.  In the tradition of the great field blend of California, from the likes of Ridge and others, they blend a little bit of Petit Sirah into the blend, which gives the wine extra weight and texture.

Zinfandel is often called “California’s Grape,” and despite the fact that it has been genetically traced to Croatia, it certainly seems to show best all over the Golden State.  Today’s offering comes from Frank Family Vineyards in Napa Valley, a region certainly more well known for its Cabernet. Napa’s climate is also wonderful for growing Zinfandel.  Warm sunny days lead to well ripened Zinfandel grapes that tend to show more of Zin’s jammy side.

The 2013 Fran Family Napa Valley Zinfandel is a deep scarlet hue. On the nose, the wine has a savory quality of pepper, leather, brambly fruit and dried orange rind. This vibrant, medium-bodied Zinfandel has a silky and enveloping mouthfeel, offering abundant notes of red raspberries and dark berries, and a long, layered finish.

Vintage: 2013
Wine Type: Red Wine
Varietal: Zinfandel
Varietal Composition: 84% Zinfandel, 14% Petite Sirah, 2% Cabernet
Appellation: Napa Valley
Harvest Date: September 19th to October 9th, 2013
Acid: 3.74
Aging: 16 months in 33% new French oak barrels, and 66% once and twice-filled French oak barrels
Bottling Date: March 2014
Acid: 0.552 g/100ml TA
Alcohol %:  14.6


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