{"product_id":"two-mountain-reserve-cabernet-franc-2023","title":"Two Mountain Reserve Cabernet Franc 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 points - Decanter.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two Mountain's Reserve Cabernet Franc is the more perfumed, structured sibling to the estate Cabernet Sauvignon — the wine for drinkers who love the floral, savoury side of Bordeaux varieties, and a distinctive gift for anyone who already knows their way around a wine list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Press Ratings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e94 points - Decanter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Sourced from two sites, Copeland and Portteus in the Rattlesnake Hills, this Cabernet Franc offers all the savoury freshness you’d hope for in the variety. Alluring notes of bay leaf, pine bough and thyme alongside bright berries and a note of juniper. The palate is fresh and bright, with red berries and cool blue fruits playing nicely with the savoury herbal character and the wisps of graphite minerality that frame it all wonderfully.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack cherry, plum, cocoa dust and polished oak on the nose, with a hint of dried sage, opening into cherry cordial and graphite, roasted herbs and cocoa nibs, black pepper and tobacco leaf across a broad, velvety mid-palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA blend of 90% Cabernet Franc, 7% Malbec and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Copeland and Portteus vineyards, aged 19 months in French oak. Just 648 cases made. 13.9% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Mountain Winery is a genuine family farm turned winery in Washington's Rattlesnake Hills. The Rawn family has worked this stretch of the Yakima Valley since 1951, when brothers Matthew and Patrick Rawn's grandfather, Phil Schmidt, established Schmidt Orchards. Growing up on the farm, the brothers helped their uncle, Ron Schmidt, plant the 26-acre Copeland Vineyard in 2000, crushed their first vintage two years later, and bought the operation outright in 2006. They named the winery for Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier, the two peaks visible from the vineyard rows — a nod to the land itself rather than any marketing conceit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew and Patrick still farm every vine themselves, from Copeland Vineyard out to the Schmidt, Marcella and Portteus sites they now also draw from. In 2020 they became the first growers in Washington certified through R.U.L.E.S. for Sustainable Winegrowing, and the estate is also Salmon-Safe certified and a member of Sustainable WA — credentials earned rather than claimed. Their approach is as unpretentious as their roots: \"It is our job to make wine. It's in our best interest to make good wine,\" as the brothers put it, and that philosophy runs through a range built for real, everyday drinking rather than the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Two Mountain Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57916070265219,"sku":"TMN10923","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/9843\/1058\/files\/TwoMountainReserveCabernetFranc.png?v=1777386628","url":"https:\/\/www.perfectcellar.com\/products\/two-mountain-reserve-cabernet-franc-2023","provider":"Perfect Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}