Crocker & Starr - Cabernet Franc 2019 (750ml)

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Producer	Crocker & Starr
Country	USA
Region	California
Subregion	Napa
Varietal	Cabernet Franc
Vintage	2019
Sku	82615
Size	750ml

 

The 2019 Cabernet Franc has a deep ruby color with purple hues. Core aromas of black raspberry, purple plum and mulberries mixed with cardamom spice explode out of the glass. On the palate, fine tannins frame complex layers of blueberry laced with Mexican chocolate spice.  The rich, long finish is seemingly endless.  Decant in its youth to bring the layers forward.

The Crocker Estate is some of the Napa Valley’s oldest continually farmed land, dating as far back as the 1870’s when the Dowdell family established Dowdell & Sons Winery. In the 1870s, the Irish-born Dowdell family planted hops and grapes, and started producing beer, wine, and brandy out of their stone production facilities east on Dowdell Lane.

The Dowdells' once-prolific business was shut down in 1920 due to Prohibition, but the vineyard continued to grow grapes. In 1971, Charlie Crocker purchased the 1870s Dowdell & Sons stone winery and surrounding vineyard, renaming it the Crocker Estate. Charlie added adjacent properties to his estate over the years, and today 85 of the 100 estate acres are planted to vine. Throughout the late 70’s and early 80’s, Charlie Crocker planted Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon which he sold to friends and fellow vintners.

Pam Starr, previously the winemaker for Spottswoode Vineyard and Wineryplanted, joined forces with Charlie Crocker to create Cocker & Starr in 1997.  Pam planeted  Sauvignon Blanc at the Crocker Estate in 1998 in an effort to capture the best attributes of the grape. In 1999 Pam released the first ever vintage of Crocker & Starr to hit the market, the 1997 Cabernet Franc, forever altering the landscape of California Cabernet Francs. In 2000, the first vintage of Crocker & Starr’s crown jewel, the 1997 ‘Stone Place,’ was released, and two years later the first Sauvignon Blanc bottling was released with the 2001 vintage. Soon after, Wine Spectator named Crocker & Starr’s Sauvignon Blanc as the 12th best wine in the world in the publication’s 2005 “Top 100 List.” In the years after this major recognition, Crocker & Starr welcomes visitors, establishing a tasting room in 2009 and a private Vineyard Experience in 2010.

Although not formally certified “organic”, Crocker & Starr remain committed to responsible and sustainable farming techniques, combining the best of old-world philosophy and new-world fruit.