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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2019 (based on 17 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Papajakey on 10/24/2018 & rated 88 points: I found this wine interesting, but in a good way. It was much lighter-bodied than I'm used to with Cab Francs. Probably due to a colder/wetter vintage, and coming in at only 11.7% alcohol, it was almost Pinot-like in appearance. Still showed some nice fruit but didn't have a lot of depth or tannins. It disappeared quickly on the palate. But I still enjoyed it; it just wasn't what I was expecting for a Russian River wine. (341 views) | | | Tasted by clutj on 11/10/2013 & rated 90 points: herbaceous, some acidity, light bodied (1703 views) | | | Tasted by stubbie999 on 5/30/2013: It's so much fun to have a bottle of new world anything that isn't trying to be something else - Oregon Pinot trying to be Burgundy, CA Pinot trying to be Syrah (I jest, but only a little)... This is Cab Franc that is, well, Ryme Cab Franc. Clearly CF, with bright, savory herbaceous notes, a surprisingly light body, and great acidic zing. This isn't Baudry or Clos Rougeard, nor is it some oaked up, over extracted, left over CF from a Napa Bordeaux style blend. The carbonic maceration shows through a bit, and it does give a nod to Beaujolais done in the same way, but it manages to still be Cab Franc. I don't really know anything about the vineyard, or whether this is a good/bad/indifferent representation, but I feel like it fits nicely with Ryan and Megan's aesthetic, and it doesn't last too long in my glass either... (1916 views) | | | Tasted by clutj on 2/25/2013 & rated 92 points: Very good w grilled salmon, high acidity provides a nice kick. (2089 views) | | | Tasted by SonomaWilliam on 1/27/2013 & rated 92 points: Good Cab Franc from CA, that expresses the varietal, instead of masking as an overoaked step brother of Cabernet Sauvignon, is a rare thing. I have fallen in love with Cab Franc from the Loire Valley, Chinon - light, herbaceous, mineral driven. Hard to find in the US,
but a few producers are starting to show the more interesting side of this variety.
Leave it to Ryme, the rockstar couple of Megan & Ryan Glaab, to pull off a Russian River Valley Cab Franc.
Tasted over two nights, the first night, it showed Megan's background in making Pinot Noir, lots of bright cherry notes;
a struck me as Pinot Noir or cool climate Grenache like, the latter with that pretty red fruit aspect.
Turns out the Cab Franc underwent carbonic maceration, giving it those elements.
Night two, gassed, with half a bottle, am now doing more detailed tasting notes.
Mostly clear cranberry like red color
Nose of graphite, herbs, red cherry, hint of cola
On the palate: mouth watering acidity thats balanced by red fruits that dance on the tongue.
Red cherry & pomegranate on the front palate, slightly more astringent mid palate, with spice and lingering
fruits on the finish.
A shame such a little production, and now thanks to Jon Bonne' making it a top ten wine of 2012,
sold out. I will be stockpiling a case of the 2012 when released. (2213 views) | | | Tasted by clutj on 1/17/2013 & rated 90 points: 2nd bottle; continue to find this very intriguing; served with a "slight chill" this time as the winery recommended (and is the practice in France with cab francs from the Loire like Saumur-Champigny) and that seems to me to reduce the effects of the acidity, which I prefer (1985 views) | | | Tasted by clutj on 1/16/2013 & rated 90 points: I was not prepared for how light-bodied this is; and very high acidity, so much that you get a hint of effervescence; not much nose, faintly floral; blueberry flavors, floral notes, herbs that I couldn't decide what they were; there is complexity that I can't nail down; it took a while to get used to, but then I enjoyed it very much
from Ryme website: 2011 CABERNET FRANC
In 2011 we produced our first Cabernet Franc. The grapes come from the Alegria Vineyard just south of Healdsburg in the Russian River Valley appellation. The vineyard is made up mostly of ancient field blends from the 1800s. The Cabernet Franc was planted in 1990. This is a fairly cool climate for Cabernet Franc and the idea was to make a light bodied wine that emphasizes the herbal and floral qualities of the grape.
VINIFICATION
The grapes were picked at the end of October with a very low brix level. The whole clusters were sealed in a bin and underwent a carbonic maceration for two weeks. Then the lid was removed and the grapes were crushed by foot to release some juice and allow the rest of the fermentation to continue naturally. After pressing, the wine was aged in neutral French oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES
The 2011 Cabernet Franc combines the green olive, blue flowers and dusty cocoa aromatics typical of Cabernet Franc with a very juicy fruit driven palate from the carbonic maceration all in a very low alcohol light bodied frame. This wine is a result of our desire for swillable light red wines from California. We recommend drinking it with a slight chill. (907 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, May/June 2013, IWC Issue #168
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| Ryme Producer websiteCabernet Franc Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wines & Vines articleUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyRussian River Valley Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia |
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