Full Review

Jacob Franklin

Jacob Franklin
2019 Naggiar Vineyard, Barbera, Sierra Foothills

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Italian Varietal Blend

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.1%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$36

Jacob Franklin
2019 Naggiar Vineyard, Barbera, Sierra Foothills

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Italian Varietal Blend

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.1%
Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of black cherry, loganberry, and baking spice with a round, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, medium-length finish imparting notes of black cherry, red cherry and blackberry, leather, and baking spice with medium, silky tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. Exactly what it is supposed to be; a fruit forward, damn good table wine to drink now.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: black cherry, loganberry, and baking spice
Taste Flavor: black cherry, red cherry and blackberry, leather, and baking spice
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Peking Duck, Lamb Tagine, Souvlaki
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Exactly what it is supposed to be; a fruit forward, damn good table wine to drink now.

The Producer

Jacob Franklin Wines

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

Italian Varietal Blend

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
While many famous wines in Italy, such as Barolo or Brunello di Montalcino, are produced entirely from one grape type, most red wines are blends of several varieties. Most examples of Chianti are blends of several varieties, with Sangiovese as the principal grape as well as Canaiolo, Colorino and/or Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Bolgheri is another examples, as this red wine from coastal Tuscany contains Cabernet Sauvignon (sometimes a small amount, often a large amount) as well as Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese.

There are also white varietal blends; some of the best of these are from Friuli and contain varying amounts of several grapes such as Friulano, Sauvignon, Ribolla Gialla, Chardonnay and others.

The main purpose of crafting one of these varietal blends is for greater complexity; aging potential is often another reason.

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