Gallica Cabernet Franc Carbonic (75cl)

An extremely limited-production Napa Valley red wine made from 100% Cabernet Franc using traditional carbonic maceration, bottled in a 750ml bottle. Gallica is led by winemaker Rosemary Cakebread. The wine was born from early-harvested Cabernet Franc fruit during the 2020 vintage, when whole grape bunches were placed in sealed vessels flooded with carbon dioxide for intracellular fermentation, then completed with native yeast fermentation. Only roughly 100 cases were produced. The nose opens with oak lichen, rose petals, blood orange and cool cedar. The palate shows ripe blackberry and dark cherry, then cardamom, mandarin peel and old rose, with smooth, fine-grained tannins. The finish is long and gently textured, with lingering graphite and a subtle herbal undertone.