Lot 78 2024 Napa Valley Cabernet Franc

WINE FUTURE BOTTLING MAY 12 2026 Another spectacular Napa Valley Cabernet Franc! Sourced from a $100+/bottle Oak Knoll estate program, the production of this incredibly well-built Cabernet Franc is overseen by the child of two of Napa Valley's pioneering and, by all means, legendary winemakers. This winemaker clearly knows what they're doing and Lot 78 is a purpose-built, flagship "hommage" bottling and no-expense-spared production that sees 50% to 60% new French oak of the finest cooperage. The only reason we are getting our hands on it is because the winery, like so many others, is simply right-sizing their inventory. Lot 78 2024 Napa Valley Cabernet Franc is grown on an estate vineyard in Oak Knoll but, separate from the main estate on the east side, is in the much preferred gravelly west side alluvials at the base of Mount Veeder. Chalk full of ripe power but also produced with tremendous precision, this is a potent-yet-beautifully-balanced and complex Cab Franc! It's an absolute steal at $169/case! Only ~155 cases will be produced so secure your case today...you will not regret it...fantastic stuff! Beautifully extracted, inky and semi-opaque in the glass but not quite squid ink. The bouquet is resplendent with beautiful, piercingly fresh raspberry puree lovingly enveloped in the signature meaty, chocolatey notes of the 2024 vintage. Seasoned oak underpins the bouquet with powdery pink florals and bay leaf complexed with earthy notes of pencil lead and umami. Substantial and boisterous on entry with fleshy, ripe, juicy structure that is just raucous with ripe blue and red fruits enveloped in fine-grained, ripe, chocolatey tannins and long, complex and fragrant finish. 98% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot, 1% Petite Verdot 100% Oak Knoll, Napa Valley estate vineyard ~55% new French oak 14.9% alc., 3.75 pH, TA 5.34 g/L