2021 Stagiaire 'Sequences & Series' Cabernet Franc, Santa Cruz Mountains La Ferme des Sept Lunes 60 year old vines on

60 year old vines on average

25% Mourvèdre co-fermented in qvevri and inox (steel) tanks

The grapes here come from two contrade

Blanches Voies

For many years

2021 Stagiaire 'Sequences & Series' Cabernet Franc, Santa Cruz Mountains La Ferme des Sept Lunes 60 year old vines onOn the same property as my Viognier that becomes Plastic Stars, there grows some Cabernet Franc on a North and East facing hillside at higher elevation that was planted in the 70s and 80s. Dry farmed and organic from day one. The vines flourish over Saratoga and the Silicon Valley. An idiosyncratic juxtaposition of California and the bay areas tug of war between its agricultural history and current capitalistic sprawl. Destemmed. Macerated for a week